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The Ascension
Unknownabout 1025–1050
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
According to the Bible, Jesus ascended into heaven forty days after his Resurrection. Here he rises above the clouds as if climbing on invisible stairs, surrounded by four angels who appear from behind shell-like clouds. Below, Christ's disciples flank the Virgin Mary as they look up in wonder.
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Details
- Title: The Ascension
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1025–1050
- Location Created: Mainz, Germany; Fulda, Germany
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors and gold on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.MF.77.20
- Culture: Ottonian
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig V 2, fol. 20
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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