Death of the Virgin

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At Mary's final moment, she lies surrounded by the twelve devoted disciples. Peter steps forward, dips a brush into a basin of sacred water, and begins to sprinkle it over her in a poignant priestly gesture. The scene is steeped in ritual, with the majestic processional cross and solemn funerary candle standing sentinel in the background. Until well into the 19th century, deaths that were not sudden held a public and ceremonial significance; loved ones gathered around, witnessing as the dying person entrusted their soul to God and received a profound absolution.