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Gold-ground altarpiece panel: Virgin Mary in red robes within a ring of angels, a kneeling saint in red below, and small robed figures on a hill.

Panels from the Altarpiece of The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints: The Assumption of the Virgin

A tall gold-ground panel showing the Virgin Mary in a red mantle rising within a mandorla ringed by winged angels, their wings glowing red and gold. Below, a kneeling figure in red robes gazes upward, while small figures in dark robes stand on a grassy hillside.

Artist
Italian
Date
1450–75
Medium
Tempera and oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1277 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1475).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

Español: La Asunción de la Virgen, panel de un retablo

Un panel alto de fondo dorado que muestra a la Virgen María con manto rojo, elevándose dentro de una mandorla rodeada de ángeles alados con alas rojas y doradas. Abajo, una figura arrodillada con ropas rojas mira hacia arriba, mientras pequeñas figuras de vestiduras oscuras están de pie en una colina.

Português: A Assunção da Virgem, painel de retábulo

Um painel alto de fundo dourado mostra a Virgem Maria de manto vermelho, erguendo-se dentro de uma mandorla cercada por anjos alados com asas vermelhas e douradas. Abaixo, uma figura ajoelhada de vestes vermelhas olha para cima, enquanto pequenas figuras de vestes escuras estão em uma colina.

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