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The Resurrection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Resurrection by Andrea Mantegna: A relief sculpture depicting a bearded man in a long robe stepping over a prone figure; he holds a staff; two helmeted figures, one on either side, wear armor; the standing figure and one helmeted figure have halos; a green cloth with a pattern is under the prone figure; the background has a floral pattern and arch.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1375
Medium
Alabaster, polychromy, gilding
Culture
British
Dimensions
453 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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