Ascension of the Lord – Lithograph – Mount Athos

Description

Lithograph of the Ascension of the Lord

A wonderful lithograph depicting the Ascension of the Lord. After His Resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ did not immediately leave the world but continued to appear to His disciples for forty days. According to the descriptions in the New Testament, the Ascension took place on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, in front of His disciples, who watched in awe as their Teacher departed. According to the Gospel of Luke, on the fortieth day, the Lord led His disciples “out as far as Bethany,” to the Mount of Olives where He would often pray. “And when He had lifted up His hands, He blessed them.” The evangelist Mark states that after the disciples were explicitly sent to the world, “He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.”

Lithograph: Features

In this image, the monk portrays the theme of the Ascension of the Lord, creating a beautiful work using the lithography technique. Specifically, using a lithographed copy of Byzantine art, the monk painted this piece following the traditional method of artificial aging, as taught in the iconography workshops of Mount Athos. Moreover, the artificial aging of the icon is handmade, a process in which the monks of Mount Athos place great importance.

Origin: Mount Athos