Hemelvaart van Maria 1590 - 1622

This engraving, titled "Hemelvaart van Maria," by Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, depicts the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The scene features a group of apostles looking up at a radiant Mary ascending into heaven, accompanied by angels, while a separate group of people look down at an empty tomb. This depiction of the biblical event, created between 1590 and 1622, highlights the reverence of the Catholic Church for Mary and her ascension into heaven.