The Ascension of Christ

c. 1650s

Cornelis Visscher, after Veronese

Associated Names
Cornelis Visscher

Artist, Dutch, c. 1629 - 1658

Veronese

Artist After, Venetian, 1528 - 1588

The entire body of a bearded man is shown in this image, depicted in a floating position with arms outstretched and feet slightly apart. The man's facial features include a beard and long, wavy hair. His expression is serene, and his gaze is directed upwards. He is clothed in drapery that covers the lower half of his body, while his upper body is bare, showcasing a muscular torso. Surrounding him are various cherubic figures with wings arranged amid cloud-like formations. Above his head, a dove is depicted with outstretched wings. Below the man, a banner held by cherubic figures bears the inscription "EGO ET PATER VNVS SVMVS." The background consists of swirling clouds interspersed with more angelic figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Faya Causey in memory of Philip Conisbee

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42 × 32 cm (16 9/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
    plate: 41 × 31 cm (16 1/8 × 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.76.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein no. 9, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette I [1596 - 1657], Paris (Lugt 1786b). (Unrecorded/unknown bookseller, London); Philip Conisbee, Washington, c. 1980; upon his death to his widow, Faya Causey, Washington, 2008; gifted to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge: no. 9, i/iii

Inscriptions

in banderole lower center: EGO ET PATER VNV SVMVS; by later hand in graphite: Paul Veronese pt; by later hand lower right below image in graphite: +/; Corneille Visscher fecit; by later hand in graphite, center verso below Mariette's mark: (Lugt #1789); NSMFA; ; 27250; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: The Ascension / Paul Veronese Pt. / C Visscher Sc; / -before letters

Markings

Pierre Mariette I [1596 - 1657], Paris (Lugt 1786b); dated 1693

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