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The image shows a central figure ascending towards a heavenly realm surrounded by cherubic angels and divine light. Below, a group of figures appears to be witnessing or reacting to the event with expressions of awe and reverence. The detailing and cross-hatching techniques convey depth and drama, capturing the movement and celestial atmosphere of the scene. The border and composition suggest a baroque influence in style.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Assumption of the Virgin
Martin Johann Schmidt
- Date
- 1775
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 23.5 × 12.38 cm (9 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.) sheet: 32.54 × 22.23 cm (12 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2018.113.45
- Credit line
- Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Woman
- Costume
- Cherub
- Figures
Provenance
Probably William E. Suida [1]; by descent Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018 [1] per Alessandra Manning Dolnier
Inscription
lower left in graphite: Schmidt 13; below image in plate: Assumptio B V Maria / M.I.Schmidt f 1775 / Ein Plat in Schwaben zu Reita bey Bona / Elisabetha hoch 14 Sch.; lower left verso in graphite: 20
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