The Ascension of Christ, 1513, Oil on fir, Overall 24 1/4 x 15 in. (61. 5 x 38. 1 cm) ; painted surface 24 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (61. 5 x 35. 9 cm), Paintings, Hans Suss von Kulmbach (German, Kulmbach ca. 1480?1522 Nuremberg), This Ascension of Christ into heaven is emphasized by depicting him as leaving the pictorial space. Only his feet and lower legs, engulfed by clouds, appear at the top, while on the ground the twelve apostles and the Virgin Mary witness his departure