The last surviving embroidery sewn in the Putna workshop was made in 1510, commissioned by Bogdan III.

The monumental dvera, the largest among Putna’s dveras, represents the Dormition of the Mother of God.

It is the only embroidery whose authors are known by their names: on the right side, monks Mardarius, Joseph, and Zosimas, who worked on this masterpiece, inscribed their names. We are profoundly grateful that they allowed the veil of humility to drop just a little and shared their names.

Technically speaking, the surface is entirely covered with embroidery, including the background, which makes it distinct from the other large pieces. Around the Virgin are two pendants featuring the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. On a lower level, there are the four Evangelists, as well as the Holy Apostles Andrew, Simon the Zealot, James, son of Zebedee, Bartholomew, Philip, and Thomas. Each of them is represented next to a city or place with its name inscribed next to it: Rome, Thracia, Ephesus, Syria, Alexandria, Theba, Edessa, Babylon, Jerusalem, Derbent (?), Hierapolis, and India. Each of the apostles was miraculously taken from one of these places and brought to the Gethsemane Garden, where the most holy body of the Mother of God would be buried.

In the center, one can see Jesus Christ holding in His arms His Mother’s soul, represented as a baby, a symbol of innocence. Cherubs and seraphs surround the scene – each of them with a very distinct countenance (which shows the master’s talent), angels, and various saints. In the lower part of the composition, Archangel Michael is represented cutting off with his sword the hands of Anthony the Jew, who wanted to turn over the coffin. Abundantly decorated with vegetal motifs, the icon lacks the transcendent vibe conveyed by the embroideries made during the time of Stephen the Great.