[NYer]

Ping!

[Dr. Ursus]

WOW! Never seen this painting.

[MissTed]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing. :)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Picturing the Resurrection

[Biggirl]

This simple painting is to Easter as the famous Henry Ossawa Tanner painting of “ The Annunciation” is to Christmas.

[Biggirl]

Thank-you and God Bless!

[LostInBayport]

Captivating.

[SES1066]

Thank you, I too had never heard of this painting. Just so happens that I am listening to the ‘Resurrection’ part of the Messiah Oratorio, “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!”, when I saw this and the blend is ever so FINE!

[Salvation]

From Scripture:

John, chapter 20

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CHAPTER 20^*

The Empty Tomb.^*

1On the first day of the week,^a Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark,^* and saw the stone removed from the tomb. ^b

2So she ran^* and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.”

3^* So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.

4They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first;

5he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.

6^c When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths^* there,

7and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.^d

8Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.

9^{* e} For they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples returned home.

[annalex]

Interesting that there aren't so many paintings of Peter and John at the empty tomb, beside this one. The canonical icon is Myrrh-bearing women; this shows the empty wrappings, but not the two Apostles.

There are three other paintings in various Western traditions:

St. John and St. Peter at Christ's Tomb

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli

ca. 1640
Los Angeles Museum of Art

The Empty Tomb

Mikhail Nesterov

1889

Saint Peter and Saint John Run to the Sepulchre

James Tissot

1886-1894
Brooklyn Museum

[Mike Darancette]

The perfect painting for the meaning of “He is Risen”.

[verga]

Thank you for posting, I never tire of looking at magnificent religious art. Comparing and contrasting the styles of masters. Studying what they chose to include or leave out. It really serves to focus one on the events of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection.

[Talisker]

Notice that John is wearing white linen in this (incredible) painting? It got me thinking about why the artist did that, since it's early morning and cold and Peter threw on his cloak over an actual robe, while John is just running in his shift - but his shift is also something that reminded me of the burial linen that Jesus was wrapped in at the time, and which these two disciples found abandoned in the tomb.

So I did some research, and found this link: The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved, which contains a fascinating biblical analysis and theory that the Book of John was actually written by Lazarus, who Jesus raised from the dead, and that this same Lazarus is in fact "the other disciple whom Jesus loved" instead of "John."

I know, sounds wild, but the above-linked biblical study is extremely impressive and I recommend you give it a look. In addition, examine the painting again - if this was Lazarus, it would explain why the painter dressed "John" in linen, which was only referenced for burials in the New Testament, specifically to draw attention to something secret he knew. Also Jesus plus the Twelve would make thirteen, while the addition of one more "whom Jesus loved" would make fourteen - and look at Peter's fingers: one on one hand, four on the other: fourteen, while also pointing to "John." So these things could be secret codings from the painter about this subject.

As well "John" looks concerned (as he would be if told Jesus's body had apparently been "stolen" from the tomb but not seen for himself yet), but Peter looks astonished - yet they haven't reached the tomb yet. But when they get to the tomb, only "the disciple Jesus loved" believes - Peter does not, yet. So what is Peter astonished about here? Maybe the painter is indicating a raising from the dead Peter already knows about, i.e. Lazarus running beside him, as an indicator to the viewer?

The above link also points out that the title of the Fourth Gospel referencing John is never made IN that Gospel - it was added much later.