The ''Death of the Virgin'' is a painting by the

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painter

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, , ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in orde ...

, dating to . In this picture Mantegna depicts the last moment of the

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's life within a space defined by classical architecture, with a squared pavement which leads the observer's eyes towards the bed on which the Virgin lies. In the background is a lake scene which is a detailed reproduction of the bridge and the burgh of the Castello di San Giorgio in

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. The work was originally part of the decoration of the castle's chapel, together with three panels now in the

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(''The Adoration of the Magi'', ''The Ascension'' and ''The Circumcision'', collectively known as the Uffizi Triptych) and one now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Ferrara ('' Christ Bearing the Soul of the Virgin''). The unfinished appearance of the pilasters in the upper part of the picture suggests that it was once larger than it appears today. The fragment showing Christ with the Virgin's soul, now in Ferrara, was most likely part of the original composition.

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