Domenico Rainaldi
The Assumption

Mid-17th century
Church of Santa Maria della Scala, Trastevere, Rome

The Apostles ranged about her, Mary is seen at just the moment when her body begins to rise from the bier toward a Heaven where putti await on clouds. As usual she wears a blue mantle over a red gown. The "praying hands" gesture is also a regular feature of Assumption images.

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Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.