The Assumption of the Virgin

Giambattista Canal, c. 1785

The image depicts a celestial scene with supernatural beings. It shows winged figures within swirling clouds, with bursts of light. Some figures hold instruments or symbols. The composition leads the eye upward,… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Giambattista Canal ¹
Date: c. 1785 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with golden brown wash over graphite ¹
Original: 4,528 × 7,573 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

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