Assumption of the Virgin

Print
Location: 
Room 38.1
Artists / Makers / Authorities: 
Annibale Carracci
Francesco Albani
Bologna, 1560 – Rome, 1609
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Description:

In 1602 the Spanish nobleman Juan Enríquez de Herrera dedicated a chapel in the church of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli in Rome to the Franciscan Saint Didacus of Alcalà. The mural decoration, with scenes from the life of this saint, was commissioned from the famous Bolognese painter Annibale Carracci. In 1604 this master began designing all the preparatory cartoons, but he became ill while personally directing the work on the ground. The work was finished by his collaborators, amongst whom were Giovanni Lanfranco, Sisto Badalocchio and Francesco Albani. In the mid-nineteenth century the frescos were removed and transferred to canvas and are now distributed between the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya and the Museo del Prado.

Painting

End of 1604 – beginning of 1605

208 x 243 x 5 cm

Permanent loan from the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, 1902; acquired 1906

Inventory number: 

005676-000

Series made up of 16 pieces, 9 of which are at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya and the other 7 at the Museo del Prado, Madrid. From the former church of San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli, Roma.
Fresco transferred to canvas
Century: 17th
Subject: Religion
Annibale Carracci - Assumpció de la Mare de Déu - Finals de 1604 – inicis de 1605
Assumpció de la Mare de Déu