The Assumption of the Virgin (El Greco)

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The Assumption of the Virgin is a celebrated altarpiece by the Mannerist painter El Greco, depicting the Virgin Mary’s ascent into heaven with his characteristically elongated figures and dramatic use of color and light.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting ⓘ
artist El Greco ⓘ
artStyle Mannerism ⓘ
Spanish Renaissance ⓘ
catalogueStatus celebrated masterpiece of El Greco ⓘ
collection Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ
commissionedBy monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo ⓘ
commissionedFor high altar of Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo ⓘ
completionDate 1579 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
creator El Greco ⓘ
currentLocation Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ
currentLocationCity Chicago ⓘ
depictionType biblical scene ⓘ
depicts Assumption of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
linked to: Assumption of Mary

Virgin Mary ⓘ
genre religious painting ⓘ
hasPart group of apostles ⓘ
heavenly realm above ⓘ
hasTheme divine glory ⓘ
heavenly ascent ⓘ
veneration of Mary ⓘ
height 403 cm ⓘ
iconography Marian devotion ⓘ
inception 1577 ⓘ
influencedBy Italian Renaissance art ⓘ
Venetian colorism ⓘ
languageOfOriginalTitle Spanish ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
locationCity Toledo ⓘ
locationCountry United States ⓘ
medium oil on panel ⓘ
movement Mannerism ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic use of color ⓘ
dramatic use of light ⓘ
elongated figures ⓘ
originalLocation Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo ⓘ
originalTitle La Asunción de la Virgen ⓘ
period late 16th century ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significance one of El Greco’s earliest major works in Spain ⓘ
subject Virgin Mary ascending to heaven ⓘ
title The Assumption of the Virgin ⓘ
width 211 cm ⓘ

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