The Senlis Coronation of the Virgin: The Assumption

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This is emphatically a bodily resurrection. The Virgin's eyes are closed and the angel at the left has to push hard against the body's weight while his workmate tugs on the sheet and the others reach out to lend their hands to the effort.

Also available: The tympanum alone, the upper register, the context


Source: Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University