Resurrection (El Greco)

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Resurrection (El Greco) is a late 16th-century religious painting by the Greek-Spanish master El Greco, notable for its elongated figures and dramatic, Mannerist depiction of Christ rising from the dead.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
religious painting
artHistoricalContext Counter-Reformation art
artStyle Mannerist
linked to: Mannerism
author El Greco
basedOn Gospel accounts of the Resurrection
colorCharacteristic intense blues
intense reds
compositionCharacteristic diagonal lines
vertical emphasis
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator El Greco
creatorBirthName Doménikos Theotokópoulos
linked to: El Greco
creatorNationality Greek
Spanish
depicts Christ rising from the dead
New Testament event
Resurrection of Jesus
terrified soldiers
triumphant Christ
linked to: Christ the Victor
figureCharacteristic elongated anatomy
expressive gestures
genre Mannerism
hasPart figure of Christ
figures of soldiers
heavenly light
tomb
inception late 16th century
mainSubject Jesus Christ
Roman soldiers
empty tomb
movement Mannerism
notableCharacteristic dramatic composition
dynamic movement
elongated figures
strong contrasts of light and dark
vibrant color palette
period late Renaissance
religion Christianity
theme divine glory
salvation
victory over death
use altarpiece

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Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo notableWorkHoused Resurrection (El Greco)