The assumption of the Virgin. Engraving after A. van Dyck.

  • Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641.
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2473910i
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Description

The Virgin ascends into heaven accompanied by many cherubim: one carries the cross while kicking away the globe, another the crown of thorns, while another (right) tries on the Virgin's headscarf

Publication/Creation

Antuerpiae [Antwerp] : Gaspar Huberti excudit

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; image 40.7 x 29.8 cm

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Exoptata diu caeli petit atria virgo, Gaudet et angelicis undique cincta choris. In caelum rapitur sursum suspirat, anhelat, Corpore dissolvi mens fruitura deo. Ant van Dijck pinxit.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2473910i

Reproduction note

After a painting acquired by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., in 1942

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