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Source Description
This ivory relief represents the Dormition (Death) of the Virgin, known in Greek as the "Koimesis" ("falling asleep"). Surrounded by the grieving apostles, Mary lies on her deathbed while the figure of Christ receives her swaddled, child-like soul. Two angels descend with veiled hands to receive the soul and carry it to heaven. Saint Peter is shown on the left swinging a censer (incense burner), while Saint Paul, on the right, kisses the Virgin's feet.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
8962
label
Dormition of the Virgin
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
8962
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Dormition of the Virgin
description
This ivory relief represents the Dormition (Death) of the Virgin, known in Greek as the "Koimesis" ("falling asleep"). Surrounded by the grieving apostles, Mary lies on her deathbed while the figure of Christ receives her swaddled, child-like soul. Two angels descend with veiled hands to receive the soul and carry it to heaven. Saint Peter is shown on the left swinging a censer (incense burner), while Saint Paul, on the right, kisses the Virgin's feet.
provenance
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, before 1924, by purchase; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th-11th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
triptychs
panels
icons
relief
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17
height
14
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 3/8 in. (17 x 14 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
med
ivory
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
bde9c8c0aa533b58