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| Assumption of the Virgin | |
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| Artist | Annibale Carracci |
| Year | 1590 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 130 cm× 97 cm(51 in× 38 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
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The Assumption of the Virgin by Annibale Carracci is the altarpiece of the famous Cerasi Chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. The large panel painting was created in 1600–1601. The artwork is somewhat overshadowed by the two more famous paintings of Caravaggio on the side walls of the chapel: The Conversion of Saint Paul on the Road to Damascus and The Crucifixion of Saint Peter. Both painters were important in the development of Baroque art but the contrast is striking: Carracci's Virgin glows with even light and radiates harmony, while the paintings of Caravaggio are dramatically lit and foreshortened.
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