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The Resurrection
The Resurrection is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin. It dates from 1500 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Created circa 1500 with oil on panel, this Northern Renaissance work portrays the moment of Christ’s resurrection.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Painted in oil on panel around 1500 by the Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin, the small-scale composition (53.
The Resurrection depicts the Resurrection of Jesus, with Jesus Christ as the central figure. The work is classified as religious art, and its main subject is the rising of Christ from the dead, a foundational event in Christian belief symbolizing victory over death and the promise of salvation.
Painted in oil on panel around 1500 by the Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin, the small-scale composition (53.5 × 65 cm) presents this central Christian mystery as an object of devotional contemplation. The religious genre and subject matter situate the panel firmly within early Netherlandish devotional painting, where scenes of the Resurrection were commonly used to communicate the triumph of divine life over mortality to viewers engaged in private prayer or meditation.
Technique & Style
Created around 1500, this religious painting is executed in oil paint on a wooden panel. The work measures 53.5 cm in height and 65 cm in width. It depicts the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as its central subject.
The piece is attributed to the Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin and is held in the collections of the Rijksmuseum and the Amsterdam Museum.
History & Provenance
The Resurrection is an oil on panel painting created in 1500 by the Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin. It measures 53.5 cm in height and 65 cm in width and depicts the Resurrection of Jesus. The work entered the collection of René Jacques della Faille de Waerloos before being acquired by the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Museum, institutions that now hold the painting in their collections. Its genre is religious art and it is classified as a painting.
The Resurrection is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and is also associated with the Amsterdam Museum, according to Wikidata records.
The work was formerly owned by René Jacques della Faille de Waerloos before its transfer into these institutional collections.
No specific inventory or accession number is documented in the available sources, and no exhibition history is recorded.
Overview
Created circa 1500 with oil on panel, this Northern Renaissance work portrays the moment of Christ’s resurrection. The central figure, a partially clothed, long‑haired man, stands upon a stone base, his demeanor tranquil amid the surrounding chaos. The composition is anchored by fallen soldiers and a shocked onlooker, while distant townspeople and symbolic banners frame the scene.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin
The Master of the Amsterdam Death of the Virgin (sometimes called the Master of the Almshouse of the Seven Electors) (fl.
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