Death of the Virgin

Master of Heiligenkreuz

Christ’s apostles visit the Virgin upon her deathbed. Saint Peter, wearing white robes and the papal tiara, performs funerary rites, reciting prayers and sprinkling holy water on the Virgin’s body. Above, angels engraved upon the golden background celebrate the assumption of the Virgin heavenward. Once joined to another panel titled The Death of Saint Clare (National Gallery, Washington, D.C.), this double representation of saintly deaths may have been used in funerary services in the convent of Clarissan nuns for which it was made.

Artwork details

Artist: Master of Heiligenkreuz
Date: c. 1400
Medium: tempera and oil with gold on panel
Dimensions: Image: 66 x 53.3 cm (26 x 21 in.); Framed: 74 x 61.5 x 4.5 cm (29 1/8 x 24 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 71 x 54 cm (27 15/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Culture: Austria, possibly Bohemia, early 15th Century
Collection: Medieval Art

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Rs. 1080

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