The Resurrection of Christ

Rembrandt imbues this vision of Christ as an apparition emerging from darkness with great gentleness. The resurrected Savior, draped in the shroud, is a striking combination of realism and imagination.

Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn) (1606 – 1669)
1661
Oil on canvas – H. 78.5 cm; W. 63 cm – Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, alte Pinakothek, Munich, 6471