The Ascension
The Ascension
- Collection ID
- ART.000623.16
- Type
- Art
- Date
- 1851
- Geography
- United States
- Language
- French, German, English
- Medium
- Hand-Colored Lithograph
- Dimensions
- 14 x 16.9 in. (35.5 x 43 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
This hand-colored lithograph was once part of a two-volume set titled, Biblical Pictures of the Old Testament and Biblical Pictures of the New Testament, published by John Weik & Co., Publisher & Importer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Each lithograph is numbered and includes the title and biblical reference in French, German, and English.
This print is marked with the Roman numeral “XXVIII.” The biblical reference is to Luke 24:50–51. It depicts Jesus rising above the ground with a bright halo emanating around him. He is draped in a white robe and surrounded by winged angels and clouds. Eleven disciples kneel around him on the ground, some with arms raised toward him and some with hands clasped in a prayerful position.
The matte frame (a later addition) includes a printed reference to Luke 24:51 in the King James Version.
This hand-colored lithograph was once part of a two-volume set titled, Biblical Pictures of the Old Testament and Biblical Pictures of the New Testament, published by John Weik & Co., Publisher & Importer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Each lithograph is numbered and includes the title and biblical reference in French, German, and English. This print is marked with the Roman numeral “XXVIII.” The biblical reference is to Luke 24:50–51. It depicts Jesus rising above the ground with a bright halo emanating around him. He is draped in a white robe and surrounded by winged angels and clouds. Eleven disciples kneel around him on the ground, some with arms raised toward him and some with hands clasped in a prayerful position. The matte frame (a later addition) includes a printed reference to Luke 24:51 in the King James Version.
Originally published in 1851 in two bound volumes by John Weik & Co., Publisher & Importer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Gene Albert (Christian Heritage Museum), Hagerstown, Maryland; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] The date is established from a separate set published by Weik that includes an inscription from B. Hummel on plate XXIV in Biblical Pictures of the Old Testament.
Originally published in 1851 in two bound volumes by John Weik & Co., Publisher & Importer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Gene Albert (Christian Heritage Museum), Hagerstown, Maryland; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] The date is established from a separate set published by Weik that includes an inscription from B. Hummel on plate XXIV in Biblical Pictures of the Old Testament.
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