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| Keywords: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña - The Assumption - Walters 37145.jpg The Virgin with her eyes raised and her arms extending gracefully from her sides ascends heavenward accompanied by six cherubs Diaz has dispensed with the overt religious symbolism the crescent moon the clasped hands and the histrionic gestures associated with 17th-century Italian and Spanish precedents for this subject 1850 Oil on canvas cm 39 2 27 4 accession number 37 145 13517 M Wolf Brussels date and mode of acquisition unknown Collection de M Wolf Sale Paris April 11 1877 no 15 Collection M E until 1878 date and mode of acquisition unknown Georges Petit date and mode of acquisition unknown Albert Spencer Sale Chickering Hall New York February 28 1888 William T Walters city Baltimore Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1888 Signature Lower right N Diaz; Date Lower right 50; Label Certificate of authenticity on reverse signed by George Petit The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
