The assumption of the Virgin with busts of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin of the Annunciation

Paolo di Giovanni Fei (ca. 1345-ca. 1411)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1400

Height:

66.5 cm  (26 3/16 in.)

Width:

38.1 cm  (15 in.)

Technique / Medium:

tempera on panel

Description

Six angels, playing fiddle, portative organ, harp, gittern, psaltery, and lute.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)

Iconclass

73E77
the assumption of Mary ('assumptio corporis'): she is borne into heaven by angels
11G21
angels singing, making music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Fiddle [3142]
Portative organ [2267]
Harp [3285]
Gittern [3365]
Psaltery [3677]
Lute [3394]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3886