Raffaello, resurrezione di cristo, 1499-1502, 07

In the foreground, a soldier in ornate red and gold armor looks back in astonishment, clutching a spear and raising his hand. Behind him, three women with golden halos walk along a winding path through a hilly landscape. One of the women carries a small, golden ointment jar intended for anointing the body of Christ.

During the Renaissance, the Resurrection was often interpreted through a Neoplatonic lens as the ultimate triumph of the soul over material death. This theme was central to the efforts of thinkers like Marsilio Ficino to reconcile Christian doctrine with the Platonic concept of the immortal, glorified soul.