The Assumption of the Virgin (El Greco)

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The Assumption of the Virgin is a celebrated altarpiece by the Mannerist painter El Greco, depicting the Virgin Mary’s ascent into heaven with his characteristically elongated figures and dramatic use of color and light.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
artist El Greco
artStyle Mannerism
Spanish Renaissance
catalogueStatus celebrated masterpiece of El Greco
collection Art Institute of Chicago
commissionedBy monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo
commissionedFor high altar of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo
completionDate 1579
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator El Greco
currentLocation Art Institute of Chicago
currentLocationCity Chicago
depictionType biblical scene
depicts Assumption of the Virgin Mary
linked to: Assumption of Mary

Virgin Mary
genre religious painting
hasPart group of apostles
heavenly realm above
hasTheme divine glory
heavenly ascent
veneration of Mary
height 403 cm
iconography Marian devotion
inception 1577
influencedBy Italian Renaissance art
Venetian colorism
languageOfOriginalTitle Spanish
languageOfTitle English
locationCity Toledo
locationCountry United States
medium oil on panel
movement Mannerism
notableFeature dramatic use of color
dramatic use of light
elongated figures
originalLocation Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo
originalTitle La Asunción de la Virgen
period late 16th century
religion Roman Catholicism
significance one of El Greco’s earliest major works in Spain
subject Virgin Mary ascending to heaven
title The Assumption of the Virgin
width 211 cm

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Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo notableWorkHoused The Assumption of the Virgin (El Greco)