Wederopstanding van Christus

Christ rises from an open stone sarcophagus, holding a cruciform staff and surrounded by a radiant mandorla of light and clouds. Below him, Roman guards in elaborate Renaissance-style armor react with fear and confusion, with some shielding their eyes from the divine radiance. The composition uses dramatic, twisting Mannerist poses to emphasize the kinetic energy of the ascent.

As a work by Aegidius Sadeler, who later became the lead engraver for Rudolf II in Prague, this print reflects the artistic foundation of the Rudolfine circle where religious themes were often studied alongside Hermetic and Neoplatonic ideas of spiritual regeneration. The biblical inscription emphasizes the role of the 'Perfect Man' in overcoming material death, a concept central to both Christian theology and alchemical metaphors of the Great Work.