The Ascension

1456/1457 · Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “The Ascension” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 35A · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room35A · West Building, Main Floor

Open now· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

Checked: 11 days ago
In this state since: Sep 29, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 1959.9.5

What it shows

Life of Christ Ascension

In the catalog

Paintings Tempera German painting Renaissance 15th century German Religious art

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

All works

The Annunciation

Completed by 1457 · Art Institute of Chicago

In the same room · M-035-A, National Gallery of Art

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Tilman Riemenschneider

A Bishop Saint (Burchard of Würzburg?), c. 1515/1520

Bernhard Strigel

Saint Mary Salome and Her Family, c. 1520/1528

Bernhard Strigel

Saint Mary Cleophas and Her Family, c. 1520/1528

Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altar

The Baptism of Christ, c. 1485/1500

Master of the Starck Triptych

Saint Barbara [left wing exterior], c. 1480/1490

Master of the Starck Triptych

The Raising of the Cross [center, left, and right panels], c. 1480/1490

On the same theme · Life of Christ

All works on the theme

Salvador Dalí

The Sacrament of the Last Supper, 1955

National Gallery of Art

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Circumcision, 1661

National Gallery of Art

The Descent from the Cross, Rembrandt Workshop, 1650/1652

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Descent from the Cross, 1650/1652

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