Assumption of the Virgin (Palma Vecchio)

Assumption of the Virgin
Italian: Assunzione della Vergine
ArtistPalma Vecchio
Yearc. 1513
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions191 cm × 137 cm (75 in × 54 in)
LocationGallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

The Assumption of the Virgin is an oil on panel painting by Palma Vecchio, created c. 1513, now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.[1][2]

It shows an episode recounted in the apocryphal gospels - the Virgin Mary rising to heaven carried by angels. In this case the legend of the Girdle of Thomas is included, with Mary about to drop the belt of her dress down on Thomas the Apostle.

  1. ^ Mariacher 1975, Bergamo.
  2. ^ "Assunzione della Vergine" [Assumption of the Virgin] (in Italian). Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Retrieved 3 September 2022.