The Death of the Virgin (The Dormition)
Object type: Altarpiece
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: German
Artist: Tilman Heysacker
Artist bio: German, active Cologne 1487–died 1515
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: late 15th century
Medium: Oak
Dimensions: 63 x 73 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (160 x 187.3 x 43.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Wood
Geography: Made in Cologne   Germany  
Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 1973
Accession year: 1973
Tags: Virgin Mary|Sadness|Apostles|Saints|Beds|Death of the Virgin