Christ's ascension is set in a landscape overlooking the city of Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives on the left. Christ is carried away on a cloud, while the 12 apostles look on. Two angels can be seen next to the apostles (Acts 1).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | The Ascension of Christ, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, top left: Abeo paraturus vobis locum. |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top right: Act. I. 9. | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 96 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ABK |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABK |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6462/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D334 adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 61E(JERUSALEM) names of cities and villages (JERUSALEM) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73E42 the Ascension (Christ surrounded by radiant light or in a mandorla) Iconclass 73E43 angel(s) talking to the apostles and perhaps to other witnesses of the Ascension Iconclass 73E421 Christ strides up into heaven, holding God's hand or assisted by angel(s) Iconclass 73E422 Christ aloft in the sky ~ Ascension Iconclass 73E423 Christ taken up by a cloud ~ Ascension Iconclass 73E427 Christ ascends into heaven; apostles (and Mary) beneath Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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