Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin

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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin, 1605-06, oil on canvas, 12′ 10″ x 8′ / 369 x 245 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

This was painted for the altar of a family chapel in the church of Santa Maria della Scala del Trastevere, Rome.

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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Caravaggio, Death of the Virgin," in Smarthistory, November 25, 2015, accessed May 29, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/caravaggio-death-of-the-virgin/.