Hemelvaart van Christus

Christ is depicted rising into a dramatic opening in the clouds, surrounded by a radiant aura of light. Below him, the Apostles and Mary are gathered in various poses of awe and devotion, some kneeling and others looking upward with outstretched hands. The composition features the muscular, elongated figures and dynamic grouping characteristic of late 16th-century Mannerism.

The scene illustrates the Christian archetype of the soul's ascent to the divine realm, a concept heavily explored in Neoplatonic interpretations of the afterlife. The accompanying scripture from Ephesians regarding Christ 'filling all things' connects the event to the philosophical idea of a divine presence permeating the entire cosmos.