Death of the Virgin

Unknown

ca. 1450–1500 · Alabaster · Medieval Art

This fragment, possibly part of a sculptural retable recounting events from the life of the Virgin Mary, shows the apostles at her deathbed offering a final blessing. The diagonal composition with attendant apostles was popular in German prints and paintings of the fifteenth century.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1450–1500

Medium

Alabaster

Culture

North French

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917