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The Ascension of the Virgin

Johann Gottlieb Prestel, after Lodovico Carracci (formerly attributed to Guido Reni)

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a central figure surrounded by winged cherubs and angels lifting the figure up. Additional figures in robes gesture towards the scene. Classical architecture is visible in the background. This painting is in the style of Guido Reni.

Artwork Details

Date
1776
Medium
etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper, laid down on Liechtenstein album page
Dimensions
7402 × 12425 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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