Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary
Niccolò di ser Sozzo Italian
Not on view
The Assumption of the Virgin, celebrated on August 15, is an especially important holiday in Siena. Niccolò di ser Sozzo, one of the city's renowned fourteenth-century illuminators, painted it on numerous occasions. The Virgin Mary, in a diaphanous gown, rises effortlessly as choirs of angels guide her path.
#2841. The Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V
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