The Assumption of the Virgin

Provenance

Dr. Ludwig Pollak [1868-1943] (Lugt 788b), Rome; Julius S. Held [1905-2002], Old Bennington, VT; purchased by NGA, 1984.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Canal, Giambattista

c. 1785

Accession Number

1984.3.63

Medium

pen and brown ink with golden brown wash over graphite

Dimensions

overall: 54.6 × 18.9 cm (21 1/2 × 7 7/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund