# Dormition of the Virgin [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [KARCHER, Giovanni]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Tapestry, wool and silk, 423 x 470 cm ## Commentary The tapestry representing the death of the Virgin was woven by Giovanni Karcher. Together with seven other wall hangings it belongs to a series in the Como Cathedral showing scenes from the life of the Virgin and scenes from the Old Testament. The drawing for the present tapestry was done by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1558. Although the scene, represented in the tapestry in a conventional way, contrasts with Arcimboldo's fantastic heads and half-figures, the bordure is quite remarkable. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()