The Bible In Paintings: ✝️ JESUS ASCENDS TO HEAVEN ! ! ! ✝️ Part 1

[Hebrews 11:6]

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JESUS ASCENDS
TO HEAVEN ! ! !

֎ Featuring 53 Paintings ֎

A C T S
«Chapter 1»

They asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”

He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

After he said this, HE WAS TAKEN UP BEFORE THEIR VERY EYES, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? THIS SAME JESUS, who has been taken from you into heaven, WILL COME BACK IN THE SAME WAY you have seen him go into heaven.”

1
WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Jesus Ascending into Heaven"

2
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Ascension"

3
Detail #1

4
Detail #2

5
JEAN FRANCOIS DE TROY
"The Ascension"

6
FRESKEN VON GEBHARD FUGEL
Source

7
ANDREA MANTEGNA
"The Ascension"

8
Detail

9
GIACOMO CAVEDONE
"Ascension of Christ"

10
English School
"The Ascension"

11
HEINRICH JENNY
"Ascension of Christ"

12
FRANCISCO CAMILO
"Ascension"

13
FORD MADOX BROWN
"Ascension"

14
PIETRO PERUGINO
"The Ascension of Christ"

15
Source

16
PAOLO VERONESE
"The Ascension"

17
TOMMY WINN
"Ascension"

18
Source

19
ANTONIO DE LANCHARES
"The Ascension of Christ"

20
GAROFALO
"Ascension of Christ"

21
ELEANOR DIXON STECKER
"Ascension of Jesus"

22
JACOPO ZUCCHI
"Ascensione di Gesù Cristo"

23
JENNIFER HESS
"The Ascension"

24
GIOTTO
"The Ascension"

25
RABBULA GOSPELS, 586
Source

26
LIMBOURG Brothers
Source

27
PINTURICCHIO
Source

28
THEOPHANES the Cretan
"The Ascension"

29
JACOPO TINTORETTO
"The Ascension"

30
ANTONIO DE LANCHARES
Source

31
REMBRANDT
"The Ascension"

32
FRANCISCO BAYEU Y SUBIAS
"The Ascension"

33
JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY
"The Ascension"

34
BENJAMIN WEST
"The Ascension"

35
ALOIS FRAIDEL
"The Ascension"

36
JOHN LA FARGE
"The Ascension"

37
FRESKEN VON GEBHARD FUGEL
Source

38
ANTONIO BELLUCCI
"Ascension of Jesus Christ"

39
CRISTOFORO CASOLANI
Source

40
Source

41
LUCA LONGHI
Source

42
GIROLAMO MUZIANO
Source

43
ALBRECHT ALTDORFER
"Ascension of Christ"

44
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Ascension"

45
DOSSO DOSSI
"The Ascension"

46
HOWARD DAVID JOHNSON
"The Ascension of Christ"

47
JAMES TISSOT
"The Ascension"

48
JUAN RODRÍGUEZ JUÁREZ
"The Ascension of Christ"

49
Source

50
AMBROGIO DI BALDESE
"Ascensione"

51
GIOVANNI MARIA GALLI DETTO IL BIBBIENA
"Ascensione di Cristo"

52
Detail

→ a n d   f i n a l l y ←

53
WILLIAM BLAKE
"The Ascension"

To be continued…

New International Version ©1984, Abrgd, EMPHASES added
Masthead Painting: “THE HAND OF GOD” by Yongsung Kim

[Ezekiel]

We take for granted that the universe has mysteries. But there are none for the Omniscient One.

Of all the splashdown locations in the Pacific, Columbia's ("dove") was the one closest to...

And speaking again of Davidson, one of the better-known numeric values in the Jewish world is the very Messianic 66, for the son of David, ben David [בן דוד] = 66.

For we mere mortals, it's always good to keep on see king! 🙃

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[SouthernClaire]

Thank you ever so much, Dan. It would be too difficult for me to pick one or even a few as favorites from this lot.

God bless you and yours!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks, Claire. Without punning, it does seem that the artists rose to the occasion.

[Bob434]

Yes, very much so- it’s quite an epic scene- just noticed though that many of them are very similar- deep set eyes, similar hair and expressions- i love how they fade off into the distance- intimating that there are leagues of them-

[SouthernClaire]

That’s cute!

[QBFimi]

We’re deep into the Great Litany at our church and dreading the arrival of Maundy Thursday and what follows so you’re jumping the gun a bit but I’ll go with it. With 60 years of piloting under my belt I’m more impressed with a depiction of Our Lord’s ascension in a horizontal plane; arms outstretched, eyes upward, and surrounded by heaven’s hosts. Forget the straight up rocket ship stuff.

[Hebrews 11:6]

you’re jumping the gun a bit

I make no attempt to relate the posting of these threads to holy days. The timing is entirely coincidental as I proceed sequentially from Genesis through Revelation.

The question of the nature of the Risen Lord's ascent carries interest for me also. The details of His manner of soaring which you describe are inscrutable to us and thus are fodder for artistic conjecture.

But I am drawn to speculate as to His pure enjoyment of it as it occurred: a new adventure for the GodMan, air rushing past, earth diminishing, angels welcoming, anticipation of His new role...and, perhaps above all else, His hilarious profound satisfaction that It Is Finished. Since as our high priest He can empathize with our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15), so now we can vicariously sense our Brother's joy.

[QBFimi]

“... air rushing past, ascending slowly ...”
Reminds me of Ruth Bell Graham’s poem on the same subject.

Thanks for all your research on these fascinating and inspiring subjects.

Blessings

[Hebrews 11:6]

I’d like to see her poem—I don’t recall it. Any clue you can provide to title or lyrics?

[Hebrews 11:6]

Time to Adore

And when I die
I hope my soul ascends
slowly, so that I
may watch the earth receding
out of sight,
its vastness growing smaller as I rise,
savoring its recession with delight.
Anticipating joy is itself a joy.
And joy unspeakable
and full of glory needs more
than “in the twinkling of an eye,”
more than “in a moment.”

Lord, who am I to disagree?
It’s only we have much to leave behind;
so much … Before.
These moments of transition
will, for me,
be time to adore.

[InkStone]

Dan, that is good, thanks!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I will, I expect, be spending some time, as I put it, vicariously sensing our Brother’s joy, I am thrilled for Him—no one ever has so deserved such a blessing.

[SisterK]

Woo Hoo!

I am very fond of #6

#13,31 and 34 successfully emphasize that without Him, we are in darkness

#14 is kind of funny

love that He is wearing King’s attire in #46

lots of motion or movement in #53

A very good show. Thank you for keeping the gallery open so late, that I may view all this wonderful art.

[Hebrews 11:6]

24-7-365-∞

[Hebrews 11:6]

Enjoyed your very perceptive observations, K. I deal with these artworks in such high volume that often I notice the forest without really seeing the trees. You helped me with that tonight.

[AnAmericanMother]

Beautiful!

Dore' is known mostly to me in his engravings. Very striking to see his command of color. Tintoretto is magnificent as well - such swirling motion! Ford Madox Brown has grappled (fairly successfully I think) with the *transition* from one world to the next. And Blake is as always the master of his particular inward vision.

Very inspiring. Thank you for your mission.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thank you for your mission.

My pleasure, as always. The Holy Spirit is using this series for His own holy purposes. He has been teaching me just to stay out of His way, to the maximum extent possible.