Friday, May 15, 2026
Ascension Art Series: Tissot II
Here is the other of Tissot's two opaque watercolors of Our Lord's Ascension. This small artwork depicts the Ascension "as seen from below". The men in white garments (angels) are prominent and shown in an unusual manner that I think is quite interesting Like its companion this painting too is found at the Brooklyn Museum.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Ascension Art Series: Tissot I
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Ascension Art Series: Benjamin West
This 19th century depiction of Christ's Ascension by British painter Benjamin West is a large (49.5 X 34") oil on canvas painting. It had a long and interesting journey to its current location at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado, where it is part of the Berger Collection.
Here once again the artist portrayed the men in white garments as angels.
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