The Assumption of the Virgin

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Artist: Cesare Nebbia (Italian, Orvieto ca. 1536–1614 Orvieto)
Date: 1536–1614
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; squared in red and black chalk
Dimensions: 9 13/16 x 5 3/4in. (25 x 14.6cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Emma Swan Hall Gift, 1978
Accession no.: 1978.94

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Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020690
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Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020691
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Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020703
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Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020896

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.