A reprint of the article "The History of an Expression" by Julius Lange and translated by Karl Johns, which appeared in the August 1895 issue of the periodical "Tilskueren: Maanedsskrift for Literatur, Samfundsspørgsmaal og almenfattelige videnskabelige skildringer," is presented. The article discusses the depiction of upward gaze, facial expression and hand movement in art. It cites the orientation of the gesture to heaven. Also noted is the mythological element in the upward gaze.