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Ascension of Christ, c. 1515. pen and brown ink.

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pen and brown ink · Sheet: 31 x 22.1 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Ascension of Christ
Artist
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Date
c. 1515
Medium
pen and brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 31 x 22.1 cm (12 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Framed: 52.5 x 39.8 x 2.3 cm (20 11/16 x 15 11/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit line
Gift of the Hanna Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1471–1528

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Ascension of Christ · Albrecht Dürer, c. 1515
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