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ANDREA DEL SARTO: Assumption of the Virgin

🖼 Assumption of the Virgin, 1526-29
Oil on wood
379 × 222 cm
Florence, Italy

Golden light radiates from the ascending Virgin, surrounded by swirling apostles in dynamic composition. Del Sarto's balanced figuration and luminous color define High Renaissance ideals, influencing Florentine art for generations.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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