Artwork
The Assumption of the Virgin
The Assumption of the Virgin is a work on paper by the Renaissance artist Andrea della Robbia. It dates from 1486 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The composition is a simplified adaptation of an earlier altarpiece created by Andrea della Robbia for a church in La Verna.
This tin-glazed terracotta altarpiece, attributed to Andrea della Robbia’s workshop, portrays the Assumption of the Virgin, depicting the moment when Saint Thomas is said to have received her girdle. The composition is a simplified adaptation of an earlier altarpiece created by Andrea della Robbia for a church in La Verna. It may have been commissioned by the Canigiani family, as it is believed to have originated from their villa in Tuscany. The work exemplifies the Della Robbia family’s signature technique of polychrome glazed terracotta sculpture.
Artist & collection
The Adoration of the Magi
The Assumption of the Virgin with saints and angels
Virgin and Child, the Coronation of the Virgin and scenes from the Nativity
The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception (Tota Pulchra); with St John the Baptist, St Francis of Assisi, St John the Evangelist and St Anthony of Padua