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ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO: Dormition of the Virgin

🖼 Dormition of the Virgin, 1442-43
Mosaic
Venice, Italy

Soft light bathes apostles gathered around the Virgin's deathbed, their faces etched with grief in del Castagno's characteristic linear style. This scene established Renaissance iconography for Mary's final moments, blending Byzantine tradition with Florentine spatial perspective and emotional humanity.

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E. H. Gombrich
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