Myrrhbearers at the tomb

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Christian icon iconographic theme religious artwork subject

The Myrrhbearers at the tomb is an iconographic theme in Christian art depicting the women who brought spices to Jesus’ tomb and became the first witnesses of His Resurrection.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Holy Women at the Sepulchre	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian icon ⓘ iconographic theme ⓘ religious artwork subject ⓘ
associatedWith	Joanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary the mother of James NERFINISHED ⓘ Salome NERFINISHED ⓘ other women disciples of Jesus ⓘ
basedOn	Gospel accounts of the Resurrection ⓘ Gospel of John 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
depicts	Myrrh-bearing women ⓘ Resurrection of Jesus as witnessed by women NERFINISHED ⓘ empty tomb of Christ ⓘ women at the tomb of Jesus ⓘ
emphasizes	moment of discovery of the empty tomb ⓘ role of women as first evangelists ⓘ
hasTheme	bringing spices and myrrh ⓘ first witnesses of the Resurrection ⓘ visit to the tomb on the first day of the week ⓘ
iconographicCycle	Passion and Resurrection cycle ⓘ
languageVariant	Myrrh-bearing Women at the tomb NERFINISHED ⓘ The Holy Myrrhbearers at the tomb NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalContext	Paschal (Easter) cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women in Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
oftenLocatedIn	Easter liturgical banners ⓘ church iconostases ⓘ fresco programs in churches and monasteries ⓘ illuminated manuscripts ⓘ
relatedConcept	Empty Tomb icon NERFINISHED ⓘ Resurrection icon ⓘ Women at the Sepulchre in Western art NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
symbolizes	courage of the women disciples ⓘ faithful love and devotion to Christ ⓘ proclamation of the Resurrection ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	third day after the Crucifixion ⓘ
typicallyShows	angel at the tomb ⓘ empty burial shroud ⓘ stone rolled away from the tomb ⓘ women carrying jars of myrrh or spices ⓘ
usedIn	Byzantine iconography NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Christian liturgical art ⓘ Eastern Orthodox iconography NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Christian art ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden) → depicts → Myrrhbearers at the tomb ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Women at the Sepulchre

tomb of Joseph of Arimathea → iconographicTheme → Myrrhbearers at the tomb ⓘ