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title: Altarpiece of the Death of the Virgin, Krakow
author: Hans A. Rosbach
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14915/altarpiece-of-the-death-of-the-virgin-krakow/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Altarpiece of the Death of the Virgin, Krakow

_Authored by Hans A. Rosbach_

## Image File

[![Altarpiece of the Death of the Virgin, Krakow](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14915.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14915.png)

## Image Caption

The 1489 altarpiece by Veit Stoss in Saint Mary’s Basilica, Krakow, Poland. Known as the [Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of the Virgin altarpiece, it is a monumental example of the folding-screen type altarpiece. The panels show scenes from the life of Mary and [Jesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/) while the central figure-group shows Mary with the 12 Apostles.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Rosbach, H. A. (2021, November 25). Altarpiece of the Death of the Virgin, Krakow. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14915/altarpiece-of-the-death-of-the-virgin-krakow/>
### Chicago
Rosbach, Hans A.. "Altarpiece of the Death of the Virgin, Krakow." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 25, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14915/altarpiece-of-the-death-of-the-virgin-krakow/>.
### MLA
Rosbach, Hans A.. "Altarpiece of the Death of the Virgin, Krakow." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Nov 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14915/altarpiece-of-the-death-of-the-virgin-krakow/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mary%27s_Church,_Krakow_2014-08-12-180.jpg) by [**Hans A. Rosbach**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Mary%27s_Church,_Krakow_2014-08-12-180.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 25 November 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.