Jesus Going Back to Heaven

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This artwork is an original oil painting by the renowned American folk and self-taught visionary artist Lorenzo Scott (born 1934). … Read more This artwork is an original oil painting by the renowned American folk and self-taught visionary artist Lorenzo Scott (born 1934). The piece beautifully captures his signature blend of Renaissance-inspired religious imagery mixed with a vibrant, raw folk art aesthetic. The painting depicts a biblical narrative—likely The Ascension of Jesus Christ or a vision of Christ appearing to his disciples—with angels floating above and Disciples gazing upward in devotion.: A devout Baptist, Scott frequently draws inspiration from traditional Catholic themes and Italian Renaissance old-masters (such as Giotto and Leonardo da Vinci) that he painstakingly studied at museums like The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Atlanta's High Museum of Art
.The Artist-Made FrameThe heavily textured, gilded border is a hallmark of Scott's work and an essential part of the art piece itself.The Process: He hand-builds these frames from basic lumber.The Medium: He layers them with Bondo (automotive body filler compound).The Tooling: He hand-sculpts the elaborate baroque patterns using makeshift tools like screwdrivers, sticks, and old pencils before finishing them with gold spray paint.Lorenzo Scott's unique masterpieces are highly sought after by folk art collectors and are held in major permanent museum collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum. See less