The Resurrection
Medium
White tempera, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper washed light-brown of slightly greenish tint
Dimensions
14-3/8 x 27-3/8 in. (36.5 x 69.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Rogers and Harry G. Sperling Funds and Florence B. Selden Bequest, 1998
Accession Number
1998.15
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the hushed galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department, Marco Zoppo's *The Resurrection* (ca.1465-70) captivates with its delicate mastery. This large preparatory drawing, measuring 14-3/8 x 27-3/8 inches, depicts the biblical moment of Christ's triumph over death, surrounded by slumbering guards—a classic motif symbolizing divine power prevailing over human frailty. Marco Zoppo, a Bolognese artist active in Venice and Padua (also known as Lo Zoppo, or "the limper"), bridged Early Renaissance traditions with emerging naturalism, influenced by contemporaries like...