The Ascension of Christ

Gallery 318, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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The Ascension of Christ

1473

Master of the Life of the Virgin (German (active Cologne), active c. 1460–c. 1490)

This panel comes from an altarpiece commissioned for the church of Saint Columba in Cologne, Germany, by Johannes de Mechlinia (died 1475), pastor at the church and professor of theology at the University of Cologne.

Gallery 318, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

The Ascension of Christ

Date:

1473

Artist:

Master of the Life of the Virgin (German (active Cologne), active c. 1460–c. 1490)

Medium:

Oil and gold on panel

Dimensions:

35 7/8 x 31 5/8 inches (91.1 x 80.3 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 743

Geography:

Made in Cologne, Germany, Europe

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Gallery 318, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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