Assumption Of The Virgin
Unknown Artist
14th–15th century
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
Overall: 20 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (52.1 x 26 x 7 cm)
Classification
Sculpture-Stone|Sculpture-Alabaster
Culture
British
Department
The Cloisters
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cloisters Collection, 1955
Accession Number
55.45
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Assumption of the Virgin*, a captivating alabaster sculpture from 14th–15th Britain, now gracing The Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art This devotional work depicts the triumphant moment when the Virgin Mary is lifted into heaven by a host of angels, a central in Christian iconography symbolizing her purity and divine favor. Carved with exquisite detail, the piece captures the ethereal grace of Mary amid swirling angelic figures, evoking the spiritual ecstasy of medieval worship. Alabaster, a soft yet luminous gypsum stone prized by English sculptors, allowed for intricat...