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Assumption of the Virgin

ca. 1560
Not on view
This plaquette depicting the Assumption of the Virgin is attributed to a follower of the sculptor and architect Jacopo Sansovino. A comparable plaquette was formerly in the Gutekunst collection in Stuttgart. The Lehman work is a thick and heavy cast.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Assumption of the Virgin
  • Artist: Follower of Jacopo Sansovino (Jacopo Tatti) (Italian, Florence 1486–1570 Venice) , Venice(?)
  • Date: ca. 1560
  • Medium: Copper alloy with a warm light brown patina under a dark brown lacquer or wax.
  • Dimensions: 13.4 x 8.5 cm, wt. 599.76 g.
  • Classification: Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1351
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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