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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Assumption of the Virgin is a 1600 ink by Italian 17th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of people gathered in a half-circle around a table. Above them, a woman floats upward, surrounded by clouds. The artist used quick, loose lines to suggest movement and emotion, with some figures looking upward at the scene. The drawing feels like a quick study, not a finished work. The rough, sketchy style makes the scene feel urgent and alive, almost like a snapshot of a moment. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build texture with lines.
This Italian artist worked in the 17th century, making engravings, ink drawings, and oil paintings.
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