The Assumption of the Virgin (El Greco)
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The Assumption of the Virgin is a celebrated altarpiece by the Mannerist painter El Greco, depicting the Virgin Mary’s ascent into heaven with his characteristically elongated figures and dramatic use of color and light.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Assumption of the Virgin (El Greco) canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artist | El Greco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Mannerism
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Spanish Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | celebrated masterpiece of El Greco ⓘ |
| collection | Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | high altar of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1579 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | El Greco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionType | biblical scene ⓘ |
| depicts |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
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Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
group of apostles
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heavenly realm above ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine glory
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heavenly ascent ⓘ veneration of Mary ⓘ |
| height | 403 cm ⓘ |
| iconography | Marian devotion ⓘ |
| inception | 1577 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance art
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Venetian colorism ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationCity | Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| medium | oil on panel ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic use of color
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dramatic use of light ⓘ elongated figures ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Asunción de la Virgen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance | one of El Greco’s earliest major works in Spain ⓘ |
| subject | Virgin Mary ascending to heaven ⓘ |
| title | The Assumption of the Virgin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 211 cm ⓘ |
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