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Passerini Assumption Andrea del Sarto, 1526
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Passerini Assumption

Andrea del Sarto Β· 1526

Why it's great

Mary rises to heaven on a swirl of clouds and angels, while the apostles gaze up from below. Andrea del Sarto painted it in 1526.

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πŸ“ Galleria PalatinaFlorence, Italy

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About the artist

Andrea del Sarto

1486–1530 Β· born in Florence

Andrea del Sarto was a Florentine painter born in 1486. He was called the faultless painter, because of his smooth, harmonious pictures. He died in Florence in 1530.

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