# Death of the Virgin

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HOLBEIN, Ambrosius](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/holbein-ambrosius-r1b92e48de4e07c>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Gum tempera on canvas, mounted on wood, 66 x 49 cm

## Commentary

The scene is set in a large hall that quotes Italian Renaissance forms in its architecture and decor. The arrangement of the composition had already been formulated by the painter&#39;s father, Hans Holbein the Elder.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Young Man](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/holbein-ambrosius-r1b92e48de4e07c/portrait-of-a-young-man-rde9e9a13083364>)
- [Signboard for a Schoolmaster](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/holbein-ambrosius-r1b92e48de4e07c/signboard-for-a-schoolmaster-r7aa9e6d1cddda0>)
- [The Island of Utopia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/holbein-ambrosius-r1b92e48de4e07c/the-island-of-utopia-r9250d14a77a1cc>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)