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The Assumption of the Virgin Mary or Assumption of the Holy Virgin is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens completed in 1626 as an altarpiece for the high altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady Antwerp where it remains.In Rubens’ depiction of the Assumption of Mary a choir of angels lifts her in a spiraling motion toward a burst of divine light. Around her tomb are gathered the 12 apostles — some with their arms raised in awe; others reaching to touch her discarded shroud.
