Death of the Virgin — Master of Heiligenkreuz (Austrian) — The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of the Friends of The Cleveland Museum of Art in memory of John Long Severance · CC0. Museum object record ↗

Painting study · Oil painting

Death of the Virginc. 1400 · Study 1936.496

Master of Heiligenkreuz (Austrian)
c. 1400

Recorded as tempera and oil with gold on panel, this vertical work measures 54 × 71 cm using the museum’s unframed dimensions. Explore the museum’s context and compare the format with a wall of your choice.

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Museum collection reference. This work is not offered for sale by Physical Art For Crypto. Museum attribution does not imply a partnership or endorsement.

Context from the museum

Christ’s apostles visit the Virgin upon her deathbed. Saint Peter, wearing white robes and the papal tiara, performs funerary rites, reciting prayers and sprinkling holy water on the Virgin’s body. Above, angels engraved upon the golden background celebrate the assumption of the Virgin heavenward. Once joined to another panel titled The Death of Saint Clare (National Gallery, Washington, D.C.), this double representation of saintly deaths may have been used in funerary services in the convent of Clarissan nuns for which it was made.

Museum description reproduced from its CC0 open-access record. Read the original catalog entry.

A detail to notice

The artist was named for a painting that was once in the Cistercian monastery of Heiligenkreuz in Austria.

Observation supplied by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Read the dimensions before the image

The selected unframed measurement for Death of the Virgin is 54 cm wide and 71 cm high, equivalent to approximately 21.3 × 28.0 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 0.76:1. The rectangular bounding area is 0.38 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.

On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 18.0% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 123.0 cm on each side before adding a frame. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.

Questions to bring to your own collection

With Death of the Virgin in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, tempera and oil with gold on panel, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

Which part of this vertical composition catches your eye first?
Would a 54 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?

Explore physical scale

How large would this format feel on your wall?

Use this museum work’s recorded format as a reference. Adjust a blank wall and optional frame allowance to compare proportions. The museum painting is an educational reference and is not for sale here.

Units

Wall width (cm)

Wall height (cm)

Frame each side (cm)

18.0%of wall width, including allowance

54.0 × 71.0 cmmodeled outside dimensions

Within the entered wall dimensions123.0 cm each side when centered

Calculation: outside width = recorded width + twice your frame allowance. This is a proportion study, not an installation assessment. It excludes furniture, hardware, load capacity, depth and delivery clearance. The display image may include margins absent from the recorded measurement.

Compare formats with the studio collection

These Lei-Kol works have the closest width-to-height ratios in the current catalog. This is a geometry comparison, not a claim of artistic similarity, equivalent value, or association with the museum artist.