Resurrection

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Resurrection is a renowned fresco by Italian Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, celebrated for its serene yet powerful depiction of the risen Christ and its masterful use of perspective and light.

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instanceOf Christian religious painting
fresco
alsoKnownAs La Resurrezione NERFINISHED
artForm fresco painting
artHistoricalPeriod Early Renaissance NERFINISHED
artisticSchool School of Arezzo and Sansepolcro NERFINISHED
author Piero della Francesca NERFINISHED
compositionStyle symmetrical composition
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Piero della Francesca NERFINISHED
culture Italian
depictionOfEvent Christ rising from the dead
depicts Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
Resurrection of Christ NERFINISHED
Roman soldiers
sleeping guards at Christ’s tomb
genre religious art
hasPart Christ holding a banner of the Resurrection
city walls in the background
landscape with bare and leafy trees
iconographicTheme Triumphant Christ emerging from the tomb
inception 15th century
c. 1460
influencedBy Christian theology of the Resurrection
Renaissance interest in geometry and perspective
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Italy NERFINISHED
Sansepolcro NERFINISHED
Tuscany NERFINISHED
location Museo Civico di Sansepolcro NERFINISHED
mainSubject risen Christ NERFINISHED
materialUsed fresco technique on wall
movement Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableFor masterful use of perspective
monumental frontal figure of Christ
serene depiction of the risen Christ
subtle use of light and shadow
originalLocation Palazzo della Residenza, Sansepolcro NERFINISHED
significance considered one of Piero della Francesca’s masterpieces
regarded as an iconic image of the Italian Renaissance
significantPlace Sansepolcro NERFINISHED
theme contrast between sleep and awakening
divine serenity
victory over death
title Resurrection NERFINISHED
uses chiaroscuro
linear perspective
visualCharacteristic balanced, geometric arrangement of figures
calm, frontal pose of Christ

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Piero della Francesca notableWork Resurrection