Print, Peter Paul Rubens, 1624

The assumption of the virgin, 'assumpta est maria in coelum'; virgin in the sky led upward by angels toward a burst of divine light; two of them holding a floral crown at left and a palm at right; the christ above welcoming her; the twelve apostles gather around the opened tomb, some of them stretching out the arms; st john at right looking up at the virgin; three women who are probably mary magdalene and virgin mary's sister, one of them holds a flower, referring to the blossoms that miraculously filled the empty coffin; three books lying in foreground; arched composition; unfinished proof with most of the top half only in outline; after peter paul rubens. 1624 engraving. Date: 1624. Dimensions: Height: 578 mm; Width: 435 mm (cut to arch). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Virgin Mary. Collection: British Museum. Print (BM 1841,0809.33.+)