Dormition of the Virgin
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 vei...
Sculpture
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id
8962
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
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.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.66_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.66_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.66_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.66 |
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