Miniature of Jesus Christ at his ascension, 9th century

Miniature of Jesus Christ at his ascension. In halo, seated with the globe in right hand and gospels in his left, the four evangelists as allegorical figures of an angel, eagle, bull and lion. Jesus Christ, Roi de Gloire, France IXe Siecle. Taken from the Gospels of Lothair, MS 256, Anciens Fonds Latin, Bibliotheque Imperiale. Chromolithograph by Mathieu after an illustration by Gsell from Charles Louandre's Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858

Allegorical Figures Ascension Bibliotheque Imperiale Charles Louandre Evangelists Gospels Gsell Halo Hangard-mauge Jesus Christ Les Arts Somptuaires Mathieu The Sumptuary Arts

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