Christ Resurrected Reveals Himself to his Mother

Van Thulden painted this subject — Christ Resurrected appearing to his Mother — in 1660, the same year as the version in the National Gallery of Ireland, suggesting multiple commissions for this subject or workshop repetition. The Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) in Copenhagen holds this canvas, reflecting the wide distribution of Flemish Baroque religious painting through Northern European courts and collections. The SMK's holdings are among Scandinavia's finest, and this work appears there as part of the museum's significant Flemish and Dutch collection. The devotional subject — uncanonical but beloved — was treated multiple times by Van Thulden, indicating sustained demand for this intimate Resurrection image among Catholic patrons across Europe.

Comparison with the National Gallery of Ireland version of the same subject reveals whether Van Thulden used an identical composition, a mirrored version, or a variant arrangement for different clients. The Copenhagen canvas likely shares the main compositional elements — the luminous risen Christ, Mary's response of recognition — while differing in details. The 1660 date places both works in Van Thulden's mature late career, with the confident, restrained brushwork characteristic of that period.