Resurrection of Jesus

== In Christian art ==
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[[File:Anastasis Pio Christiano Inv31525.jpg|thumb|The [[Chi Rho]] with a wreath symbolizing the victory of the Resurrection, above Roman soldiers, c. 350 AD]]

In the [[Catacombs of Rome]], artists indirectly hinted at the resurrection by using images from the Old Testament such as the fiery furnace and Daniel in the Lion's den. Depictions prior to the 7th century generally showed secondary events such as the [[Myrrhbearers]] at the tomb of Jesus to convey the concept of the resurrection. An early symbol of the resurrection was the wreathed [[Chi Rho]] (Greek letters representing the word "Khristos" or "Christ"), whose origin traces to the victory of [[emperor Constantine I]] at the [[Battle of the Milvian Bridge]] in 312, which he attributed to the use of a cross on the shields of his soldiers. Constantine used the Chi Rho on his standard and his coins showed a [[labarum]] with the Chi Rho killing a serpent.<ref>''Understanding early Christian art'' by Robin Margaret Jensen 2000 {{ISBN|0-415-20454-2}} p. 149</ref>

The use of a wreath around the Chi Rho symbolizes the victory of the resurrection over death, and is an early visual representation of the connection between the [[Crucifixion of Jesus]] and his triumphal resurrection, as seen in the 4th-century sarcophagus of Domitilla<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www1.georgetown.edu/centers/liturgy/envisionchurch/40399.html |title=Cross and Crucifix in the Christian Assembly – Part I (The Early Christian Period: Crux Invicta, Crux Gemmata) |access-date=24 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624144232/http://www1.georgetown.edu/centers/liturgy/envisionchurch/40399.html |archive-date=24 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in Rome. Here, in the wreathed Chi Rho the death and Resurrection of Christ are shown as inseparable, and the Resurrection is not merely a happy ending tucked at the end of the life of Christ on earth. Given the use of similar symbols on the [[Aquila (Roman)|Roman military banner]], this depiction also conveyed another victory, namely that of the Christian faith: the Roman soldiers who had once arrested Jesus and marched him to [[Calvary]] now walked under the banner of a resurrected Christ.<ref>''The passion in art'' by Richard Harries 2004 {{ISBN|0-7546-5011-1}} p. 8</ref>

The cosmic significance of the resurrection in Western theology goes back to [[Saint Ambrose]], who in the 4th century said that "The universe rose again in Him, the heaven rose again in Him, the earth rose again in Him, for there shall be a new heaven and a new earth".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf210.iv.iii.iii.html#iv.iii.iii-p220| title = Ambrose, ''On the Belief in the Resurrection'', 102}}</ref><ref name="Sherry2005">''Images of redemption: art, literature and salvation'' by Patrick Sherry 2005 {{ISBN|0-567-08891-X}} p. 73</ref> This theme developed gradually in the West, later than in the East where the resurrection had been linked from an earlier date to redemption and the renewal and rebirth of the whole world. In art, this was symbolized by combining the depictions of the resurrection with the [[Harrowing of Hell]] in icons and paintings. A good example is from the [[Chora Church]] in Istanbul, where [[John the Baptist]], [[Solomon]] and other figures are also present, depicting that Christ was not alone in the resurrection.<ref name="Sherry2005"/> The depiction sequence at the 10th-century [[Hosios Loukas]] shows Christ as he pulls Adam from his tomb, followed by Eve, signifying the salvation of humanity after the resurrection.<ref>''Heaven on Earth: art and the Church in Byzantium'' by Linda Safran 1998 {{ISBN|0-271-01670-1}} p. 133</ref>

=== Gallery of art ===
: ''For a Commons gallery see'': [[Commons:Structured gallery of Resurrection of Christ|Resurrection gallery]]

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File:Hans Memling - Resurrection - WGA15008.jpg|''Resurrection of Christ'', by [[Hans Memling]], 15th century
File:Luca Giordano - Resurrection - WGA09020.jpg|''Resurrection'', by [[Luca Giordano]], after 1665
File:Hans Multscher - Flügel-Innenseite des Wurzacher Altars (rechts unten) - Google Art Project.jpg |''Resurrection'', by [[Hans Multscher]], 1437
File:Dieric Bouts - Resurrection - WGA02963.jpg |''Resurrection'', by [[Dieric Bouts]], {{circa|1450–1460}}
File:Der-Auferstandene 1558.jpg|''Der Auferstanden'', by [[Lucas Cranach the Younger|Lucas Cranach]], 1558
File:Resurrection.JPG|[[Piero della Francesca]], 15th century
File:Alonso López de Herrera - The Resurrection of Christ - Google Art Project.jpg|''The Resurrection of Christ'', {{interlanguage link|Alonso López de Herrera|es}}, {{circa|1625}}
File:Brooklyn Museum - The Resurrection (La Résurrection) - James Tissot.jpg|''The Resurrection'' (La Résurrection), by [[James Tissot]], c. 1890, [[Brooklyn Museum]]
File:Berliner Dom - Altarraum 4 Fenster Auferstehung.jpg|''Resurrection of Jesus'', by [[Anton von Werner]], [[Berlin Cathedral]]
File:Resurrected Jesus two Maries.jpg|Stained glass depiction with two Marys, [[St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church|Lutheran Church]], South Carolina
File:Fra Angelico - Resurrection of Christ and Women at the Tomb (Cell 8) - WGA00542.jpg|''Women at the empty tomb'', by [[Fra Angelico]], 1437–1446
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