The Rapture

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	Detail of The Crucifixion The Virgin collapses in grief and is comforted by the attending Marys from a four-piece set known as the Alba Passion Design by Bernaert van Orley, ca. 1524-26 Probably woven by Pieter de Pannemaker, Brussels, ca. 1525-28 wool, silk and silver- and gilt-metal-wrapped thread, 364 x 354 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.