The Ascension of Christ
painter
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeNovgorod, Russia, Europe
MediumTempera on panel
Dimensions52 x 36 cm (20 1/2 x 14 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP19w23
eMuseum ID716655
EmbARK ObjectID10959
TMS Source ID218
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesPhilip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), pp. 312-13. (as 15th century, entitled "The Assumption of the Virgin")
George L. Stout. Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp. 146-47. (as 15th century, entitled "The Assumption of the Virgin")
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 215-16. (as 15th century, entitled "The Assumption of the Virgin")
Leonid Ouspensky and Vladimir Lossky. The Meaning of Icons (New York, 1989), pp. 1939-94, ill. (as 16th century, entitled "The Ascension")
Evan Freeman. "Rethinking the Role of Style in Orthodox Iconography: The Invention of Tradition in the Writings of Florensky, Ouspensky and Kontoglou" in Church Music and Icons: Windows to Heaven (Joensuu, 2015), pp. 350-69, fig. 7.
George L. Stout. Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp. 146-47. (as 15th century, entitled "The Assumption of the Virgin")
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 215-16. (as 15th century, entitled "The Assumption of the Virgin")
Leonid Ouspensky and Vladimir Lossky. The Meaning of Icons (New York, 1989), pp. 1939-94, ill. (as 16th century, entitled "The Ascension")
Evan Freeman. "Rethinking the Role of Style in Orthodox Iconography: The Invention of Tradition in the Writings of Florensky, Ouspensky and Kontoglou" in Church Music and Icons: Windows to Heaven (Joensuu, 2015), pp. 350-69, fig. 7.
ProvenanceNotesGift from Thomas Whittemore (1871–1950), American scholar and archaeologist, to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 22 August 1922.
