Death of the Virgin

Master of Heiligenkreuz (active ca. 1395-1420)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1400
Height:
71.0 cm  (27 15/16 in.)
Width:
54.0 cm  (21 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tempera and oil with gold on wood

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1936.496]

Description

Angels, some with musical instruments, are engraved into gold leaf above the scene of the Virgin's death. From left, the instruments are as follows: triangle, hand bells; from right: harp-psaltery, string drum, unidentified wind instrument.

People as subjects

God the Father
Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. Peter

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Triangle [3005]
Handbell [2404]
Psaltery [3677]
Drum [2585] (string drum)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2182