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Tissot - The Resurrection
Identifier
019324
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
The Artist as Believer – Art, April 5, 2010 Issue by Karen Sue Smith
Ironically, Jesus looks strong, both physically and spiritually, throughout his passion and crucifixion. In “Consummatum Est: It Is Finished,” Jesus has summoned a community behind him; he no longer seems lost in a crowded spectacle. Here God’s presence is depicted as a triangle within a star of David, the Spirit by a dove; and the prophets holding scrolls stand behind Jesus on the cross. Jesus keeps heavenly company.
And in “The Resurrection”, Christ, his wounds aglow, bursts from the tomb and hovers above the guards, who have been knocked to the ground as if hit by an explosion. Their lanterns are still swinging.
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