Art, literature & history
The Ascension of Christ
1720
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- red chalk with gray wash on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 28.5 x 38.6 cm (11 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2007.111.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Cosmas Damian Asam. The Ascension of Christ. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Ascension of Christ — Cosmas Damian Asam. 1720.
Medium: red chalk with gray wash on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 28.5 x 38.6 cm (11 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2007.111.2. Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.