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The Ascension of Christ

Ventura Salimbeni, 1568

MEDIUMBrush, brown, gray and cream oil paint on paper
DIMENSIONS12-3/16 x 8-11/16 in. (31 x 22.1 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONDrawings and Prints
CREDIT LINERogers Fund, 1962
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THE ARTIST
Ventura Salimbeni

Ventura Salimbeni, a Sienese Counter-Maniera painter and printmaker, brought dramatic light and innovative perspectives to Italian churches in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

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