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Painting of Christ rising in light with outstretched arms, surrounded by cherubs, while figures below look up from a dark hillside.

The Ascension

A robed figure with outstretched arms rises in a blaze of light above a cluster of small winged cherubs, while a group of onlookers gazes upward from a dark, rocky hillside. Painted in warm, shadowy tones with a dramatic arched composition, the scene contrasts bright radiance against deep darkness.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1636
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2910 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1636; 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): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La Ascensión de Cristo

Una figura vestida de blanco, con los brazos extendidos, se eleva en un resplandor de luz sobre un grupo de pequeños querubines alados, mientras varios espectadores miran hacia arriba desde una ladera oscura y rocosa. La pintura, de tonos cálidos y sombríos y composición en arco, contrasta la luz radiante con la oscuridad profunda.

Português: A Ascensão de Cristo

Uma figura vestida de branco, de braços abertos, ergue-se em um clarão de luz acima de um grupo de pequenos querubins alados, enquanto várias testemunhas olham para cima de uma encosta escura e rochosa. A pintura, em tons quentes e sombrios com composição em arco, contrasta a luz radiante com a escuridão profunda.

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