Ascension of Christ
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized), on blue laid paper, tipped onto cream laid paper
Dimensions
20.1 × 23.7 cm (7 15/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
Classification
ink with wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
114477
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Giotto di Bondone
**Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267–1337)** was an Italian painter and architect from Florence whose groundbreaking work marked a pivotal shift in Western art during the Late Middle Ages. Born near Florence, he is widely regarded as the first major figure in the Proto-Renaissance, bridging Gothic traditions with emerging naturalism. Giotto studied under the prominent Florentine painter Cimabue, whose in...