Death of the Virgin
| Title | Death of the Virgin |
|---|---|
| Artist | Master of Heiligenkreuz (Austrian) |
| Date | c. 1400 14th century |
| Medium | tempera and oil with gold on panel |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Austria, possibly Bohemia, early 15th Century Austria |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Death of the Virgin, c. 1400. Master of Heiligenkreuz (Austrian). Tempera and oil with gold on panel; image: 66 x 53.3 cm (26 x 21 in.); framed: 74 x 61.5 x 4.5 cm (29 1/8 x 24 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 71 x 54 cm (27 15/16 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Friends of The Cleveland Museum of Art in memory of John Long Severance, 1936.496 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Death of the Virgin” is a work by Master of Heiligenkreuz (Austrian), dated c. 1400. It is executed in tempera and oil with gold on panel and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Recorded origin: Austria, possibly Bohemia, early 15th Century. Browse more public-domain art from Austria.
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