Death of the Virgin

ca. 1450–1500

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

This fragment, possibly part of a sculptural retable recounting events from the life of the Virgin Mary, shows the apostles at her deathbed offering a final blessing. The diagonal composition with attendant apostles was popular in German prints and paintings of the fifteenth century.

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Title: Death of the Virgin
Date: ca. 1450–1500
Geography: Made in France
Culture: North French
Medium: Alabaster
Dimensions: 12 15/16 × 16 × 4 9/16 in., 33 lb. (32.9 × 40.6 × 11.6 cm, 15 kg)
Classifications: Sculpture-Stone, Sculpture-Alabaster
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.733
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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