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Black-and-white woodcut print with tiers of angels in clouds, a central Virgin rising in glory, and three scenes below of apostles around a deathbed.

Dood en Hemelvaart van Maria

A densely detailed black-and-white woodcut-style print in tiers: choirs of angels with labeled ranks fill the clouds above, while a central Virgin is borne upward in glory. Three bottom panels show apostles gathered around a deathbed and figures in an interior scene.

Artist
Lucas Cranach (I)
Date
1510-1515
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2882 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1515.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Muerte y Asunción de la Virgen María

Una estampa en blanco y negro de estilo xilográfico, muy detallada y dispuesta en niveles: coros de ángeles con jerarquías rotuladas llenan las nubes superiores, mientras una Virgen central asciende en gloria. Tres paneles inferiores muestran apóstoles reunidos junto a un lecho de muerte y figuras en un interior.

Português: Morte e Assunção da Virgem Maria

Uma gravura em preto e branco, de estilo xilográfico e muito detalhada, organizada em níveis: coros de anjos com hierarquias identificadas por inscrições preenchem as nuvens acima, enquanto uma Virgem central é elevada em glória. Três painéis inferiores mostram apóstolos reunidos ao redor de um leito de morte e figuras em um interior.

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