Art, literature & history
The Assumption of the Virgin
c. 1500
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Dimensions
- painted surface: 21.1 x 16.2 cm (8 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.) overall (panel): 21.3 x 16.7 cm (8 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.) framed: 35.5 x 31.1 cm (14 x 12 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1965.1.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Michael Sittow. The Assumption of the Virgin. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Official collection metadata; attribution follows named catalogue, not an independent authenticity determination. Holdings are not ownership or current display. Museum accessioned painting; no museum-highlight designation or current-display claim. Source Wikidata creator identity matched exactly. Dataset textual dates checked against numeric search dates. Full provenance, inscriptions, terms and catalogue text preserved in the separate research staging record. Attribution: primary Collection credit: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.