The Resurrected Christ

A woodcut-style black and white illustration shows a long-haired, bearded Christ emerging from an rectangular tomb. He wears a flowing robe that leaves his chest and one leg partially exposed, and a nimbus is visible behind his head. His right hand grips a tall staff tipped with a double-barred cross and a banner, while his left hand is raised in a gesture of benediction or greeting.

This image is a recurring woodcut from the 'Rosarium philosophorum' (1550), where the resurrection of Christ serves as an alchemical allegory for the 'rebirth' of the philosopher's stone after the process of putrefaction. It illustrates the 'Great Work' by mapping the redemptive cycle onto the transmutation of base matter.