Mantegna, Andrea (4) 만테냐,안드레아
Andrea Mantegna 1431 – 1506
Ascension of Christ
oil on panel (86 × 42 cm) — 1462
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
This work is linked to Acts 1:9
Acts 1 - New Testament
The Acts of the Apostels 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chos
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After his death on the cross Christ rose from his grave. He made a number of appearances to several people. The final group were his disciples. He promised them that they would soon be baptised by the Holy Spirit. Then he ascended into heaven.
That is the moment Mantegna shows on this panel. Surrounded by angels, Christ ascends standing on a cloud. Below him are the disciples and Mary.
The panel was most likely the left wing of a triptych, with the Adoration of the Magi in the middle. The right panel shows the Circumcision.