Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary

Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary

Niccolò di ser Sozzo

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Assumption of the Virgin, celebrated on August 15, is an especially important holiday in Siena. Niccolò di ser Sozzo, one of the city's renowned fourteenth-century illuminators, painted it on numerous occasions. The Virgin Mary, in a diaphanous gown, rises effortlessly as choirs of angels guide her path.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.