Artwork
The Resurrection of Christ
The Resurrection of Christ is a tempera painting by the Mannerist artist Juan Correa de Vivar. It dates from 1534 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
As a religious genre piece, the composition focuses entirely on the figure of Jesus Christ to represent this pivotal moment of Christian faith.
The painting depicts the Resurrection of Jesus, serving as a central subject of religious art. Created by Juan Correa de Vivar in 1534, the work visually narrates the biblical event of Christ rising from the dead. As a religious genre piece, the composition focuses entirely on the figure of Jesus Christ to represent this pivotal moment of Christian faith. The imagery functions to illustrate the triumph over death, a core tenet of the Resurrection narrative.
Technique & Style
The Resurrection of Christ is executed in tempera, a fast-drying paint medium characteristic of Spanish panel painting in the early sixteenth century. The support is pine, a wood widely favored by Iberian painters of the period for its availability and stability. The work is a religious painting on a vertical panel measuring 210 cm in height by 135 cm in width, giving it an upright format suited to its devotional function.
Held in the collection of the Museo del Prado, the piece dates to 1534 and belongs to the religious genre, depicting the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as its main subject.
The combination of tempera on pine panel reflects the traditional technique still prevalent in Spain before oil painting fully displaced it, and the substantial dimensions indicate it was likely conceived as part of a larger altarpiece ensemble.
History & Provenance
The Resurrection of Christ by Juan Correa de Vivar is dated to 1534 and is painted in tempera on pine panel.
The work entered the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it is currently held as inventory number P007715. Its provenance within the Prado’s holdings is documented through the museum’s accession records, which identify the painting as a Spanish Renaissance religious work attributed to Correa de Vivar.
Overview
The Resurrection of Christ is a tempera painting by Juan Correa de Vivar, created in 1534. It is a religious work held at the Museo del Prado.
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