The Ascension of Christ

1720

Cosmas Damian Asam

Associated Names
Cosmas Damian Asam

Artist, German, 1686 - 1739

The image shows three figures in dynamic and flowing motion. The left figure is mid-air with an arm extended and head turned to the left. The central figure is airborne with garments billowing and an arm raised. The right figure has one knee lifted. Their poses suggest movement. The figures have soft facial features and flowing robes, set against a neutral background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, London, 4 July 1995, no. 374, as attributed to Lorenzo de Ferrari). David Lachenmann, Munich; Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased by NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010: 72-73, no. 11.

2023

  • Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

on verso at top left in graphite: Ferrilli[?]; at bottom center: [?] aus Studien; and at bottom right: b 131

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64540601

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