The Assumption of the Virgin
Panel
second half 15th century (made)
second half 15th century (made)
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This alabaster panel fragment depicts the Assumption of the Virgin. The fragment is from the lower right of a panel and shows an angel supporting the mandorla in which a fragment of the Virgin's cloak is visible.
The panel would doubtless have included the central figure of the Virgin, surrounded by the mandorla, supported by angels, with the figure of God the Father (usually flanked by angels) at the top of the panel above a division indicating heaven.
The paint looks fresh and is presumably completely original because of its direct provenance. Gilt fleurs-de-lis and the usual daisy pattern remain on the green ground. Gilding remains on the angel's hair and on the edge of the Virgin's cloak. The mandorla is painted in a zigzag pattern in green and gilt. The angel's wings are red flecked with white. The upper background is green with horizontal white and red lines.
The panel would doubtless have included the central figure of the Virgin, surrounded by the mandorla, supported by angels, with the figure of God the Father (usually flanked by angels) at the top of the panel above a division indicating heaven.
The paint looks fresh and is presumably completely original because of its direct provenance. Gilt fleurs-de-lis and the usual daisy pattern remain on the green ground. Gilding remains on the angel's hair and on the edge of the Virgin's cloak. The mandorla is painted in a zigzag pattern in green and gilt. The angel's wings are red flecked with white. The upper background is green with horizontal white and red lines.
Object details
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| Title | The Assumption of the Virgin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved, painted and gilt alabaster |
| Brief description | Alabaster panel fragment depicting the Assumption of the Virgin. English, second half of 15th century |
| Physical description | Alabaster panel fragment depicting the Assumption of the Virgin. This fragment is the lower right of a panel and shows an angel supporting the mandorla in which a fragment of the Virgin's cloak is visible. The panel would doubtless have included the central figure of the Virgin, surrounded by the mandorla, supported by angels, with the figure of God the Father (usualy flanked by angels) at the top of the panel above a division indicating heaven. The paint looks fresh and is presumably completely original because of its direct provenance. Gilt fleurs-de-lis and the usual daisy pattern remain on the green ground. Gilding remains on the angel's hair and on the edge of the Virgin's cloak. The mandorla is painted in a zigzag pattern in green and gilt. The angel's wings are red flecked with white. The upper background is green with horizontal white and red lines. The bottom of the pattern has been cut away. |
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| Object history | Found in the churchyard of Milton, Cambridgeshire, in 1889. Acquired in 1895. |
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| Summary | This alabaster panel fragment depicts the Assumption of the Virgin. The fragment is from the lower right of a panel and shows an angel supporting the mandorla in which a fragment of the Virgin's cloak is visible. The panel would doubtless have included the central figure of the Virgin, surrounded by the mandorla, supported by angels, with the figure of God the Father (usually flanked by angels) at the top of the panel above a division indicating heaven. The paint looks fresh and is presumably completely original because of its direct provenance. Gilt fleurs-de-lis and the usual daisy pattern remain on the green ground. Gilding remains on the angel's hair and on the edge of the Virgin's cloak. The mandorla is painted in a zigzag pattern in green and gilt. The angel's wings are red flecked with white. The upper background is green with horizontal white and red lines. |
| Bibliographic reference | Cheetham, Francis. English Medieval Alabasters. Oxford: Phaidon-Christie's Limited, 1984. p.201 (cat. 128), ill. ISBN 0-7148-8014-0 |
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| Accession number | 315-1895 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2002 |
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