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Resurrection   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (England)Unknown author
Title	Resurrection
Description	English: In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, alabaster was a popular sculptural material in England, where it was in plentiful supply. The soft texture of the stone makes it easy to carve, and the translucent qualities of the surface offer an almost glowing beauty well suited to church decoration. Panels of carved and painted alabaster were pieced together to create large altar frontals, often showing scenes of the Passion of Christ or the Life of the Virgin. These altarpieces were made at workshops in Nottingham, in the region where the alabaster was quarried, and could be used in local churches or exported to continental Europe. This dramatic panel showing the moment of Christ's Resurrection exemplifies the detail and texture that could be achieved by sculptors working in alabaster. In this exquisitely refined carving, even very shallow relief can suggest a decided sense of depth by depicting overlapping forms. The soldiers in front are in front of the open tomb, which is in front of other sleeping soldiers. The figure of the risen Christ is carved with such subtlety that even the fabric of his mantle appears soft. As Christ steps from the tomb, his foot rests so gently on the sleeping soldier that he doesn't even wake.
Date	between 1450 and 1490 date QS:P571,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1490-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Late Medieval)
Medium	alabaster, traces of paint
Dimensions	height: 49.5 cm (19.4 in); width: 27.9 cm (10.9 in); depth: 5.9 cm (2.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,49.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,27.9U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,5.9U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	27.308
Place of creation	Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Object history	In the Chateau de Bruniquel, Tarn et Garonne, France Mme d'Ouvrier de Villyby, Paris, by purchase Ferdinand Schutz, Paris, by purchase 1928: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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