Pictures for the Ascension of the Lord, Year C

This is a small selection of free-use illustrations, photographs or images based on the readings and prayers/propers in the Roman Catholic lectionary for the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, Year C.  It is part of the Lectionary Art Series.

See hymn suggestions for this Sunday for more information about the readings and seasonal notes about this day, and links to other weeks.

Classical

Jesus Ascending to Heaven

Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:     John Singleton Copley (1738–1815)

Ascension of Christ - Dossi

Source:    Wikimedia
Artist:     Attributed to Dosso Dossi (1490–1542)

Ascensione di Cristo

Source:   Wikimedia
Artist:     Pietro Perugino (1448–1523)

The Ascension. From Illuminated Armenian Gospels with Eusebian canons

Source:   Wikimedia

Artist:     Unknown

Contemporary

Ascension

Source:   Flickr
Artist:     Adapted from a work by Gottlieb Peter Biermann 1758-1844

Christ Ascends

Stained-glass composition by J. Le Breton (glass studio of Gaudin, Paris), 1933.
Source:    http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51567
Artist:     Unknown

Mural of Christ ascending to heaven on a graffiti wall

Source:    http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54351
Artist:     Unknown

Line Art

Trumpet fanfare

Source:    https://pixabay.com/en/fanfare-trumpet-fanfare-horn-153753/

Angel with trumpet

Source:    https://pixabay.com/en/horn-trumpet-angel-holy-lady-294453/

See also ...

• Where to find pictures to use in church

• Catholic Mass planning sheet
• General-purpose church-service templates