Ascension Art Series: Rembrandt

 

This is Rembrandt's 1636 presentation of Our Lord's Ascension.  Not only is it visually lovely but it seems to capture the spiritual and emotional ecstasy that Jesus must have experienced in going to the Father.  It is oil on canvas and measures 36.6 by 27 inches.  It is located in the Alte Pinakothek art museum in Munich, Germany.

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.

Ascension Art Series: Tissot I

James Tissot painted Our Lord's Ascension twice.  This 19th century opaque watercolor is described as the Ascension "as seen from above".  It is small, measuring 9-7/8 X 15-13/16.  It is part of the Tissot collection at the Brooklyn Museum.