Resurrection of Christ

Title:

Resurrection of Christ

Date:

ca. 1350-1375 (Medieval)

Description:

This icon, one of the finest in North America, features the "Anastasis," or the Resurrection of Christ, the traditional Byzantine image depicting Christ's descent into hell to redeem the Just of the Old Testament. In the upper portion of the painting, the Harrowing of Hell is shown. In the Christian tradition, this is the period of time between Christ's burial on Good Friday and the discovery of his Resurrection on Easter Sunday, when Christ was thought to have entered hell, defeated Satan, and freed the worthy souls who had been imprisoned there, including David, Solomon, John the Baptist and other prophets, and the first parents, Adam and Eve. Beneath is a depiction of the Holy Women mourning at Christ's tomb and then learning of the Resurrection from the angel.For the latest information about this object, icons, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Palaeologan DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] Of Greek inscription: And the women were sitting opposite the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there to see [the place] where He had been buriedReign: Style: Byzantine

Type:

painting & drawing

Type (Narrower):

Other Images

Type (Broader):

Image

Subject:

Culture: Byzantine

Provenance:

Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Medium:

tempera on wood with gilding

Extent:

Dimensions: H: 14 3/16 x W: 10 7/16 x D: 1 3/16 in. (36.2 x 26.5 x 3 cm)

Rights:

Public Domain

Identifier:

37.751

Is part of:

BYZ
Medieval Art

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