The Ascension
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Artist: Michiel Coxie (I)|Unknown|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Albrecht Dürer
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Mechelen ca. 1499–1592 Mechelen| |Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome|German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg
Artist role: Designer|Maker|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish| |Italian|German
Date: 1540–45
Medium: Wool, silk, silver-gilt, silver thread (18-19 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.)
Dimensions: H. 120 x W. 115 inches (304.8 x 292.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1944
Accession year: 1944
Tags: Birds|Fruit|Flowers|Men|Christ