Assumption of the Virgin

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This is a copy of the masterpiece by Titian which hangs above the high altar in the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice. There is a distinction between the Ascension of Jesus and the Assumption of Mary. The Ascension was the rising of Jesus under his own power, whilst the Assumption means that someone else raised Mary up to heaven. It is said that Jesus himself came and carried her up.

Blairs Museum

Aberdeen

Title

Assumption of the Virgin

Date

19th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 166 x W 90 cm

Accession number

T6105

Work type

Painting

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