The Resurrection
Artist
Benjamin West
(American, 1738 - 1820)
Dateca. 1782
Object number62.0347
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions120 1/2 × 54 5/8 in. (306 × 138.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
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Not on viewDescriptionThis Resurrection by American-born Benjamin West is a rare example of religious painting in eighteenth century England. It is a model for a stained-glass window in the royal chapel of Saint George, Windsor Castle, which explains the luminous colors and the shape of the canvas. The Gothic style of this design associated with stained-glass windows was perceived at the time as Christian and English; however, the style of this dynamic composition and the anatomy and physical types are clearly related to Italian seventeenth-century painting.
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