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The Coronation of the Virgin

Filippino Lippi, c. 1475

The Coronation of the Virgin by Filippino Lippi
The Coronation of the Virgin by Filippino Lippi, 2.23 m × 91 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

2.23 m × 91 cm

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.3 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

This work 91 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
91 cm
Width
2.23 m
Medium
tempera and oil on poplar panel
Kind
Painting
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection

Ask this work

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
2.23 m × 91 cm. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1475. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Samuel H. Kress Collection.
How was it made?
Tempera and oil on poplar panel.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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