Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual

Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura)

1450–60 · Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment · Medieval Art

This miniature shows the twelve apostles kneeling around the tomb of the Virgin and gazing up to watch her ascension to heaven. A peculiar green dragon at the upper right, gazes menacingly at the Virgin with open jaws.

Artist: Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura)
Date: 1450–60
Medium: Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment
Culture: Italian
Department: Medieval Art
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911

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