De Hemelvaart van Maria

Moyaert, Claes Cornelisz. (1591-1655)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1649

Height:

238.8 cm  (94 in.)

Width:

138.4 cm  (54 1/2 in.)

signed and dated

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Place of creation:

Amsterdam

Additional titles

Description

While the Virgin is being drawn up in the sky by Jesus, a group of angels is making music on the low right corner.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin) (Non-musician/dancer)

Iconclass

73E77
the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violone [3609]
Shawm [4258]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Schillemans, Robert. "Zeventiende- en vroegachttiende-eeuwse wisselaltaarstukken in de Amsterdamse Begijnhofkerk", De zeventiende eeuw 15 (1999) 204-221.

Tümpel, Astrid. "Claes Cornelisz Moeyaert", Oud Holland 88 (1974) 1-163, 245-290.

RIdIM record id

3109