The Risen Christ (The Ascension)
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1877
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
279 x 203 mm (11 x 8 in)
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343181.1
Summary
Oil painting on panel, The Risen Christ (The Ascension), by Rebecca Dulcibella Ferrers Orpen, later Mrs Edward Dering (1830 – 1923), 1877. The scene is painted within the oval recessed centre of the panel, the edge and background painted in gold leaf. Christ stands clothed in a red and gold robe, his right arm raised in blessing and holding a cross in his left. Angels kneel in prayer to either side. Christ stands on clouds and looks down towards earth below where a group of people kneel and gesture heavenwards in worship.
Makers and roles
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923), artist