Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual

Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual

Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This miniature shows the twelve apostles kneeling around the tomb of the Virgin and gazing up to watch her ascension to heaven. A peculiar green dragon at the upper right, gazes menacingly at the Virgin with open jaws.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a GradualManuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a GradualManuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a GradualManuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a GradualManuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.