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VERONESE, Paolo: Assumption of the Virgin

🖼 Assumption of the Virgin, 1586
Oil on canvas
398 × 200 cm
Venice, Italy

Golden light radiates from Mary's ascending figure, surrounded by swirling angels in Veronese's characteristic rich color and dynamic composition. This Counter-Reformation masterpiece celebrates Marian devotion through theatrical grandeur, establishing the Assumption as a cornerstone of Venetian religious art.

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E. H. Gombrich
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