| Assumption of the Virgin | |
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| Italian: L'Assunzione della Vergine | |
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| Artist | Annibale Carracci |
| Year | 1600–1601 |
| Medium | oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 245 cm × 155 cm (96 in × 61 in) |
| Location | Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome |
The Assumption of the Virgin (Italian: L'Assunzione della Vergine) by Annibale Carracci is the altarpiece of the famous Cerasi Chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. The large panel painting was created in 1600–1601.[1] The artwork is somewhat overshadowed by the two more famous paintings of Caravaggio on the side walls of the chapel: The Conversion of Saint Paul on the Road to Damascus and The Crucifixion of Saint Peter. Both painters were important in the development of Baroque art but the contrast is striking: Carracci's Virgin glows with even light and radiates harmony, while the paintings of Caravaggio are dramatically lit and foreshortened.