For the first time in years, parishioners can see the blues in the painting of Christ’s Ascension hanging over Grace Lutheran Church’s altar. And that’s no easy observation &#8212… ...

A painting of Venice by the Italian artist Canaletto which was once owned by the UK's first prime minister has been sold for a record fee.

- Jean François de Troy's 1721 "Ascension of Christ." The art has been up for a few weeks in the church, and Dykes said the reactions have all been positive.

Juan Rodríguez Juárez and his brother, Nicolás, were leading artists in Mexico City early in the century. Juan’s monumental “Ascension of Christ” (1720), a painting on wood panel nearly ...

The apostles look upward in a state of joyous confusion; Theotokas Mary, Christ’s mother, gazes serenely ahead with the angels, given knowledge that her son’s Ascension completes the Holy Trinity.

The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ commemorates the Catholic belief of the bodily Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. This is considered a Holy Day of obligation.

The Gospel is part of Christ’s High Priestly Prayer in John 17 at the Last Supper, where he speaks of going to the Father as an act of his Glory. Christ’s Glory is his Cross and his Ascension.

ROSARY & ART: The Second Glorious Mystery is the Ascension of Our Lord Andrea Mantegna, “The Ascension of Christ,” detail, ca. 1460-1464 (photo: Public Domain) John Grondelski Blogs May 8, 2024 ...

– Jean François de Troy’s 1721 “Ascension of Christ.” The art has been up for a few weeks in the church, and Dykes said the reactions have all been positive.