Assumption of the Virgin

16th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 500

Verre églomisé is glass decorated by gilding or painting. The design is applied to the reverse side, so that details and objects in the foreground must be delineated first and the background last.

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Provenance

Title: Assumption of the Virgin
Date: 16th century
Culture: Italian
Medium: Verre églomisé, silver parcel gilt
Dimensions: 8 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (21.6 × 13.7 cm)
Classification: Glass-Painted
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.598
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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