MAGNIFICAT: THE ART ESSAY OF THE MONTH The Ascension of Christ (586) by Master of the Rabbula Gospels (6th c.) Jesus remains with us always As they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took …More
MAGNIFICAT: THE ART ESSAY OF THE MONTH
The Ascension of Christ (586) by Master of the Rabbula Gospels (6th c.)
Jesus remains with us always
As they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight (Acts 1:9). This description of Jesus’ Ascension into heaven unfolds in the opening chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. In a final and dramatic vision of his resurrected body, Jesus leaves his disciples in awe and wonder as his crucified and risen body now enters divine glory.
A full-page illustration of the Ascension of Christ from the late 6th century is an exquisite example of early Christian art offered here as a visual Gospel for our contemplation. The illuminated miniature is from a well-known manuscript known as the Rabbula Gospels, named after the monk Rabbula, who copied the text in the Beth Zagba monastery near Apamea, Syria. While scholars debate the date and the provenance of the text and its collection of illuminated miniatures, there is general agreement …More
The Ascension of Christ (586) by Master of the Rabbula Gospels (6th c.)
Jesus remains with us always
As they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight (Acts 1:9). This description of Jesus’ Ascension into heaven unfolds in the opening chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. In a final and dramatic vision of his resurrected body, Jesus leaves his disciples in awe and wonder as his crucified and risen body now enters divine glory.
A full-page illustration of the Ascension of Christ from the late 6th century is an exquisite example of early Christian art offered here as a visual Gospel for our contemplation. The illuminated miniature is from a well-known manuscript known as the Rabbula Gospels, named after the monk Rabbula, who copied the text in the Beth Zagba monastery near Apamea, Syria. While scholars debate the date and the provenance of the text and its collection of illuminated miniatures, there is general agreement …More