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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.

The Ascension by Gustave Doré (1879)

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)

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