Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Rubens)
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Rubens)
Infobox Painting|
title=Assumption of the Virgin
artist=Peter Paul Rubens
year=1626
type=Oil on panel
height=490
width=325
city=Antwerp
museum=Cathedral of Our LadyThe "Assumption of the Virgin Mary" or "Assumption of the Holy Virgin", is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, completed in 1626 as an altarpiece for the high altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, where it remains.
According to New Testament apocrypha, Jesus' mother Mary was physically assumed (raised) to heaven after her death. In Rubens depiction of the Assumption, a choir of angels lifts her in a spiraling motion toward a burst of divine light. Around her tomb are gathered the 12 apostles — some with their arms raised in awe; others reaching to touch her discarded shroud. The women in the painting are thought to be Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary's two sisters. A kneeling woman holds a flower, referring to blossoms that miraculously filled the empty coffin.
The Antwerp cathedral opened a competition for an Assumption altar in 1611. Rubens submitted models to the clergy on 16 February 1618. In September 1626, 15 years later, he completed the piece.
There is a smaller studio version, with some differences, in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. (link below).
ee also
* Roman Catholic Marian art
References
* [http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg45/gg45-45848.0.html National Gallery of Art page about the painting.]
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