Title: The Dormition of the Virgin; (reverse) Christ Carrying the Cross
Object: Painting, from the wing of an altarpiece
Artist: |and Attributed to the Hans Schäufelein|Master of Engerda
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg ca. 1480–ca. 1540 Nördlingen|German, active ca. 1510–20
Date: ca. 1510
Medium: Oil and gold on fir
Dimensions: 55 x 53 1/8 in. (139.7 x 134.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Department: European Paintings
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Karen and Mo Zukerman, Kowitz Family Foundation, Anonymous, and Hester Diamond Gifts, 2011
Accession year: 2011
Tags: Reading|Apostles|Christ|Virgin Mary|Bearing the Cross|Death of the Virgin