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Painting of a robed figure in green rising with outstretched arms through clouds, surrounded by winged angels, with a landscape below.

L'Ascension

A robed figure in a green mantle rises through clouds with arms outstretched, surrounded by winged angels in gold and rose tones. Below, a distant landscape recedes toward a pale horizon, while angels in the foreground gaze upward in awe.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1879
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1702 × 2813 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1879; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La Ascensión de Gustave Doré (1879)

Una figura vestida con un manto verde se eleva entre nubes con los brazos extendidos, rodeada de ángeles alados en tonos dorados y rosados. Abajo, un paisaje lejano se extiende hacia un horizonte pálido, mientras los ángeles del primer plano miran hacia arriba.

Português: A Ascensão de Gustave Doré (1879)

Uma figura vestida com um manto verde ergue-se entre nuvens, de braços abertos, cercada por anjos alados em tons dourados e rosados. Abaixo, uma paisagem distante se estende até um horizonte pálido, enquanto os anjos em primeiro plano olham para cima.

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