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Dormition of the theotokos
Dormition of the Virgin (El Greco)
Painting by El Greco
| The Dormition of the Virgin | |
|---|---|
| Artist | El Greco |
| Year | 1565–1566 |
| Type | Tempera and gold on panel |
| Movement | Cretan School |
| Dimensions | 61.4 cm × 45 cm (24.2 in × 18 in) |
| Location | Holy Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin, Hermoupolis |
Dormition of the Virgin is a tempera painting on panel executed by El Greco near the end of his Cretan period, probably before 1567.
El Greco's signature on the base of the central candelabrum was discovered in 1983. The discovery of the Dormition led to the attribution of three other signed works of "Doménicos" to El Greco (Modena Triptych, St.
Luke Painting the Virgin and Child, and The Adoration of the Magi) and then to the acceptance as authentic of more works, signed or not (such as The Passion of Christ (Pietà with Angels), painted in 1566).[1]
This discovery constituted a significant advance in
