Hemelvaart van Christus

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

This engraving, titled *Hemelvaart van Christus* (Ascension of Christ), was created by the anonymous Master of the Amsterdam Death the Virgin between 1430 and 1440. The artist is known today through a small group of religious prints, including a related work preserved in Amsterdam. Produced during the early decades of European printmaking, the work captures a pivotal moment in Christian iconography: Christ’s ascent to heaven following the Resurrection, witnessed by his disciples below. As one of the earliest surviving engravings on copper, this small sheet (just 129 by 101 mm) reflects the in...

About the Artist

Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin · 1470–1570

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