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.

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.