The Death of the Virgin, 1485, Tempera on wood, Arched top, 74 3/4 x 59 in. (189.9 x 149.9 cm), Paintings, Bartolomeo Vivarini (Italian, active Venice 1450–91), The Virgin is shown dead, surrounded by the apostles, and received into heaven by her son Christ. Saints Lawrence and Stephen stand to either side. The landscape is barren on the left, green on the right, contrasting death to life
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Death, Virgin, 1485, Tempera, wood, Arched top, 74 3/4 x 59, 189.9 149.9 cm, Paintings, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Italian, active Venice, 1450–91, shown dead, surrounded, apostles, received, heaven, son Christ, Saints Lawrence, Stephen stand, side, landscape, barren, left, green, right, contrasting death, life
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