03 — ARTWORK
Tabernacle: Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin
- MEDIUM
- Marble, lapis lazuli, gold and glass inlay
- TYPE
- Religious
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COMMENTARY
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On the back of the tabernaclea small canopied recess or container in which the Eucharist or a holy relic is kept., built to house Bernardo Daddi's repainting of a lost image of the Virgin and Child, is the large reliefA sculptural work in which all or part projects from the flat surface. There are three basic forms: low relief (bas-relief, basso rilievo), in which figures project less than half their depth from the background; medium relief (mezzo-rilievo), in which figures are seen half round; and high relief (alto rilievo), in which figures are almost detached from their background. "Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin. The two scenes, treated as one, are separated by the horizontal band of the tomb. This rocky ledge also marks a dichotomy in contemporary attitudes towards the earthly and the spiritual. The Death and Funeral of the Virgin take place on the earth and are physical, but three-dimensional space is suggested only by the histrionic figures who crowd round the Virgin laid out on her sarcophagusA coffin or tomb, made of stone, wood or terracotta, and sometimes (especially among the Greeks and Romans) carved with inscriptions and reliefs.. In the middle stands Christ holding a child symbolic of the Virgin's soul, flanked by two angels. Above in the flat otherworldly real, the Virgin levitates within a "mandorlaAn almond-shaped radiance surrounding a holy person, often seen in images of the Resurrection of Christ or the Assumption of the Virgin." (almond) indicating spirituality and bestows her girdle on the kneeling St Thomas.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Tabernacle: Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin by ORCAGNA},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
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urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
