In this panel lunette, Christ stands on the edge of an open sarcophagus, around which are sleeping soldiers. This scene takes place against a landscape background which is rendered on a gold ground. This lunette was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.
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Title of artwork, date
The Risen Christ, 1450–1500
Date supported
1955
Medium and material
Oil on wood
Dimensions
70.4 x 162.5 cm
Gifted by
F D Lycett Green
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