The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin crowing A gorgeous and colorful depiction

A gorgeous and colorful depiction of the Annunciation by Carlos Crivelli showing St

The picture is one of a series of allegorical subjects which Watts intended for a decorative scheme known as the House of Life

but also attentive to the notes of color and reality

Painted in 1904

Jean Bourdichon was a French miniature painter and manuscript illuminator at the court of France between the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century

The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin crowing A gorgeous and colorful depictionThis beautiful piece of art uses the simplicity of the sepia toned woodcut to depict the glorious assumption of Mary in to Heaven. Albrecht Durer was a painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Durer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties due to his high quality woodcut prints.