Twelve men and a woman kneel on the ground to either side of a moss-green rock and gesture or gaze up at a man floating on a black cloud, flanked by eight men, four to each side, in this vertical painting. The scene has an arched top with a shiny gold background within the curve. All the people have pale skin. The man at the top center, Jesus, sits enveloped in a red robe over a bare chest and feet. He looks down and to our left with light brown eyes under furrowed brows, and his brown hair falls to his shoulders. He has a long, straight nose, a curly beard, and his lips are closed. He holds…
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The Ascension

Johann Koerbecke (German, c. 1420 - 1491)

1456/1457

Medium
tempera on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 92.7 x 64.8 cm (36 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.) ; framed: 117.1 x 85.1 cm (46 1/8 x 33 1/2 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-R
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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