1510
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Death of the Virgin is a 1510 by Albrecht Dürer, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows the Virgin Mary on her deathbed, surrounded by apostles. They are keeping vigil around her. The scene is intimate and quiet. The artist included many details in this scene. The apostles are sad and praying. This shows the artist's attention to emotion. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528).
Dürer depicted the scene of the Virgin’s death (1959.99.18) as an intimate one, with the apostles keeping vigil around her deathbed. Three days later they witnessed Mary’s bodily assumption into paradise where she was crowned the Queen of Heaven (1959.99.19). The final print (1959.99.20), which some believe was conceived independently from the series because it falls outside of the typical narrative, shows the Virgin in a domestic setting surrounded by several saints, angels, and putti that celebrate her life-an especially fitting way to end the series.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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