ID: 901000556 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000556	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography)

Note: Narrative of the death of the Blessed Virgin, usually depicted with sorrowing apostles standing around a corpse of Mary; Jesus may take her child-like soul, to be assumed into heaven. Nothing is said in the Bible about the end of Mary's life, but a tradition dating back to at least the 5th century says the twelve Apostles were miraculously assembled to witness her death. In later doctrine, she was held to have been assumed coporeally into heaven, thus the death scene is no longer portrayed, or is called a "sleeping" (dormition).

Display Date: popular in medieval legend

Names:

	Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Death of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)
	Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)
	Dormizione della Madonna (Christian iconography) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<New Testament narratives> (P)
		............Life of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography) (P)

Related Iconography:

	predecessor of .... Assumption of the Virgin Mary
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography), Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography)) [901001007]

	protagonist is .... Mary, Blessed Virgin
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Mary, Blessed Virgin (Christian character)) [901000032]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... death
	.....(personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... sleeping
	.....(personal and passive activities, physical activities by specific context, physical activities, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Death of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) as 450 for the Assumption
	Dormizione della Madonna (Christian iconography)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 73E7 Mary's death, assumption and coronation (sometimes some of the 'daughters of the Hebrews' present)
	................ Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70809/the-death-of-the-virgin-relief-unknown/
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_the_Virgin_Mary_of_Ko%C5%A1%C3%A1tky#/media/File:Dormition_of_the_Virgin_from_Ko%C5%A1%C3%A1tky.JPG
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)