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This is a drawing of clouds with feet emerging from the top of an arched frame and arrows pointing upwards from below. The composition shows a pair of feet and the hem of a garment at the top. The central part of the image is filled with voluminous clouds depicted in shades of grey. At the bottom of the arch, four arrows are pointed upwards. The artwork is presented in an arched format.
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This is a drawing of clouds with feet emerging from the top of an arched frame and arrows pointing upwards from below. The composition shows a pair of feet and the hem of a garment at the top. The central part of the image is filled with voluminous clouds depicted in shades of grey. At the bottom of the arch, four arrows are pointed upwards. The artwork is presented in an arched format.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ascension de Jèsus-Christ

Honoré Daumier

Date
1840
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.254
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Weapons
  • Sky
  • Cloud
  • Spear

NGA object ID 180126. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.