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Assumption of the Virgin Mary

By: Annibale Carracci
Date: 1600 - 1601
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 245 x 155 cm
Location: Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome

This altarpiece depicts the Virgin Mary rising from an empty tomb, surrounded by angels, with two apostles gazing upwards in awe. The same small chapel also includes two works by Caravaggio.