The Assumption of the Virgin
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Barocci, perhaps the greatest Italian painter of his generation, was famed for the careful study that went into the design of his altarpieces. This Assumption, in which the Virgin rises to heaven surrounded by the Apostles, was left in the artist’s studio in Urbino at his death and described in an inventory as "almost half done." Painting on a canvas with his characteristically
dark ground, Barocci had already worked out the major color harmonies and set down the complex poses of the figures, studied in drawings as well. Despite its incomplete state, the painting was admired by the artist’s contemporaries, one of whom called it "a splendor."
dark ground, Barocci had already worked out the major color harmonies and set down the complex poses of the figures, studied in drawings as well. Despite its incomplete state, the painting was admired by the artist’s contemporaries, one of whom called it "a splendor."
Artwork Details
- Title: The Assumption of the Virgin
- Artist: Federico Barocci (Italian, Urbino ca. 1535–1612 Urbino)
- Date: 1604–1605
- Geography: Country of Origin Italy
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 94 1/8 × 67 5/16 in. (239 × 171 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino
- Rights and Reproduction: Scala / Art Resource, NY
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art