Assumption of the Virgin
Titian · c. 1517
The story
The Assumption of the Virgin or Frari Assumption, popularly known as the Assunta, is a large altarpiece panel painting in oils by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, painted in 1515–1518. It remains in the position it was designed for, on the high altar of the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari or Frari church in Venice. It is the largest altarpiece in the city, with the figures well over life-size, necessitated by the large church, with a considerable distance between the altar and the congregation.
The images above and below are not Titian's work, they are by Palma Vecchio.
- Artist
- Titian
- Date
- c. 1517
- Collection
- Frari Basilica, Venice, Italy
- Movement
- Venetian school, High Renaissance
- Medium
- oil paint, panel
- Size
- 668 × 344 cm
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