The Assumption of the Virgin

Artist: Luca di Tommè (Siena, documented 1356–89)

1362

European Art

On view, 2nd floor, European Art
Medium

Tempera and gold on panel

Dimensions

49 5/16 × 24 7/16 in. (125.3 × 62.1 cm)
picture surface: 32 1/16 × 23 5/8 in. (81.5 × 60 cm)

Credit Line

University Purchase from James Jackson Jarves

Accession Number

1871.12

Geography

Made in Siena, Italy

Culture

Italian, Siena

Period

14th century

Classification

Paintings

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Oratorio dal Pedere Gazzaja, Arezzo, environs, until 1818 (removed from an altar by permission of the Bishop of Arezzo to the private chapel of the noble family in Siena who owned it); James Jackson Jarves Collection, New York, in 1860.
Bibliography
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