
Assumption of the Virgin in Art
Along with some scenes of Christ's life (Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection) the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Heaven is one of the great themes of painters, partly also due to the large number of churches dedicated to Mary. Here some fine interpretations of the theme are collected.
Correggio, Dome of the Cathedral of Parma

Raffaello Sanzio - Pinacoteca Vaticana

Francesco Botticini - National Gallery, London

Cimabue - Upper Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi

Mantegna - Chiesa degli Eremitani, Padova

At the top of Mary, surrounded by angels, is ascending and looking anxiously toward the top, with outstretched arms. The angels, by mighty roundness, followed by a rhythmic and symmetrical layout, which shows the upward motion with the lines of force.
Pietro Perugino - Pala di Corciano

Tiziano Vecellio - Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice

Pinturicchio - Cappella Basso Della Rovere

Lorenzo Lotto - Cathedral of Asolo (Bologna)

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