Heropstanding van de doden

Figures are shown awakening and rising from stone sarcophagi built into the floor of a vaulted, classical interior. In the center, a massive curtain is rent down the middle, revealing a darkened inner sanctuary and a hanging lamp. The muscular, semi-nude figures exhibit the dramatic physical tension characteristic of late 16th-century Mannerism.

The image depicts the moment of the Crucifixion described in the Gospel of Matthew, where the tearing of the veil and the opening of tombs signify the bridging of the human and divine realms. In Western esoteric thought, particularly Christian Kabbalah and Hermeticism, this 'unveiling' represents the revelation of hidden mysteries and the soul's transition from material darkness to spiritual light.