The Resurrection (Wurzach altarpiece)

Hans Multscher's Resurrection from the Wurzach Altarpiece, painted around 1437, shows Christ rising triumphant from the tomb while the Roman guards sleep or recoil. Multscher's dramatic treatment of the Resurrection reflects the South German taste for emotionally direct religious imagery Resurrection scenes combined triumphant theological declaration with dramatic compositional challenges, as artists depicted the moment Christ rose from the dead before sleeping guards.

The composition contrasts the serene, upright figure of the risen Christ with the sprawling, startled guards below, rendered in Multscher's forceful sculptural style with bold color and strong light-dark contrasts.