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The Ascension of Christ

1513
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 607
This Ascension of Christ into heaven is emphasized by depicting him as leaving the pictorial space. Only his feet and lower legs, engulfed by clouds, appear at the top, while on the ground the twelve apostles and the Virgin Mary witness his departure. Kulmbach, who trained with Albrecht Dürer, adapted the composition from a woodcut by his teacher. This painting and eight others (now dispersed among various museums) once comprised the wings and base (predella) of an altarpiece devoted to the life of the Virgin, with a sculpture of her coronation as its centerpiece.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Ascension of Christ
  • Artist: Hans Süss von Kulmbach (German, Kulmbach ca. 1480–1522 Nuremberg)
  • Date: 1513
  • Medium: Oil on fir
  • Dimensions: Overall 24 1/4 x 15 in. (61.5 x 38.1 cm); painted surface 24 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (61.5 x 35.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.84
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Portrait of a Young Man; (reverse) Girl Making a Garland, Hans Süss von Kulmbach German, Oil on poplar
Portrait of a Young Man; (reverse) Girl Making a Garland
Hans Süss von Kulmbach
ca. 1508
Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe), Wood, leather, linen, gesso, pigments, silver, German
Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe)
German
ca. 1450
The Dormition of the Virgin; (reverse) Christ Carrying the Cross, Hans Schäufelein German, Oil and gold on fir
The Dormition of the Virgin; (reverse) Christ Carrying the Cross
Hans Schäufelein
and Attributed to the Master of Engerda
ca. 1510
Saint John on Patmos, Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German, Oil, gold, and white metal on spruce
Saint John on Patmos
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)
ca. 1511
Saint Eustace and Saint George, Hans Süss von Kulmbach German, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
Saint Eustace and Saint George
Hans Süss von Kulmbach
ca. 1511

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