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Summary
Assumption of the Virgin (1577) was El Greco’s first commission in Spain. The composition of the painting, which measures Height: 4 m (13.1 ft); Width: 2.2 m (89.7 in)dimensions QS:P2048,4.01U11573
dimensions QS:P2049,2.28U11573
, is divided into two halves. The upper section depicts the Virgin Mary rising to heaven while in the lower section people stare in awe and amazement. The figures are not elongated, as they were to become in El Greco’s later work.
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1577 oil on canvas paintings in the united states
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Date
1577
Source
Web Gallery of Art
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Copyright info
public domain