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The Resurrected Christ
The Resurrected Christ is an oil painting by the High Renaissance artist Titian. It dates from 1511 and is held in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery.
About this work
Overview
The Resurrected Christ is an oil painting on panel executed by Titian between 1511 and 1512. The work belongs to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, where it is catalogued under number 10093. It entered the museum’s collection on 18 October 2001 and underwent a conservation treatment during 2001–2002.
Subject & Meaning
The composition depicts Christ immediately after his resurrection, presenting the central Christian theme of triumph over death. Titian’s treatment of the risen figure aligns with a series of his own works that explore this moment, emphasizing both the physical presence of the risen Christ and the theological significance of his appearance.
Technique & Style
Rendered in oil on wood, the painting showcases Titian’s early mastery of colour and modelling. The medium allows for subtle gradations of light on the figure’s flesh and drapery, while the panel support contributes to a luminous surface that enhances the spiritual atmosphere of the scene.
History & Provenance
The work was documented in a 1660 engraving by Remoldus Eynhoudt, included in David Teniers the Younger’s Theatrum Pictorium, a catalog of paintings then owned by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm. That engraving mistakenly attributed the piece to Palma il Vecchio and inverted its original layout. The painting later resurfaced in the Uffizi’s acquisition records of 2001.
Context
These works reflect a sustained interest in the post‑Resurrection narrative within his oeuvre, particularly for patrons in the Mantuan region.
Titian produced several images of the resurrected Christ, such as a 1542–1544 processional standard now split between two panels in the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, and a depiction of Christ appearing to his mother in the parish church of the Assumption in Medole. These works reflect a sustained interest in the post‑Resurrection narrative within his oeuvre, particularly for patrons in the Mantuan region.
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Artist
Tiziano Vecellio (Italian:; c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian ( TISH-ən), was an Italian Renaissance painter. The most important artist of Renaissance Venetian…
