The Gospel Cycle
The Resurrection in Painting
The empty tomb, Noli me tangere, the road to Emmaus, Thomas's hand and the ascension.
16 paintings of Christ, dated 1479–1897. Painters with the most works here: Rembrandt (3), Matthias Grünewald (2) and Tintoretto (2).
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Resurrection and Descent of Christ into LimboBartolome BermejoFrom$350
Ascension of JesusEl GrecoFrom$350
Resurrection of ChristGiovanni BelliniFrom$350
Small winged altar with the Resurrection of Christ, St. Barbara (Left Wing) and St. Catharine (right Wing)Lucas Cranach the ElderFrom$350
Soldiers Guarding Christ’s Tomb at the Resurrection (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece)Matthias GrünewaldFrom$350
The Resurrection of Christ (right wing of the Isenheim Altarpiece)Matthias GrünewaldFrom$350
The Resurrection of ChristPaolo VeroneseFrom$350
Christ and the Disciples at EmmausPascal Dagnan-BouveretFrom$350
The Resurrection of ChristPeter Paul RubensFrom$350
The Resurrection of ChristPieter LastmanFrom$350
The Ascension of ChristPietro PeruginoFrom$350
The Ascension Of ChristRembrandtFrom$350
The Resurrection of ChristRembrandtFrom$350
Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene, 'Noli me tangere'RembrandtFrom$350
The Resurrection of ChristTintorettoFrom$350
Ascension of ChristTintorettoFrom$350
The last movement is the empty tomb, the Noli me tangere in the garden, the supper at Emmaus, the doubt of Thomas and the Ascension. These are recognition scenes, and painters staged them as such — the drama is in a face registering who it is looking at, which is why so many of them place the moment of recognition at the centre and let the setting fall away.