The Assumption and the Coronation of the Virgin

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The Assumption and the Coronation of the Virgin is a woodcut created by Albrecht Dürer in 1510. It is part of a series called “Life of the Virgin". It depicts Mary being crowned by God and Jesus among the clouds. It shows heaven and earth, angels and mortals. A woodcut is created by carving an image on a wooden block and rolling ink over that surface and then printing it on paper.

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printing, ink, woodcut, clouds, carving, God, angels, crowned, 16th century, earth, series, heaven, Image, Jesus, Albrecht Dürer, wooden block, life of the virgin, assumption and coronation of the virgin, mortals

Galleries

Woodcut Prints

Source

Knackfuss, H. Dürer (Bielefeld, DE: Velhagen & Klasing, 1900)

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TIFF (full resolution)

1729×2400, 3.0 MiB

Large GIF

737×1024, 455.8 KiB

Medium GIF

461×640, 188.1 KiB

Small GIF

230×320, 49.4 KiB