The Maries at the Sepulchre

Jacopo di Cione's Maries at the Sepulchre, painted around 1370, depicts the three Marys discovering Christ's empty tomb on Easter morning — a pivotal New Testament narrative that formed part of the San Pier Maggiore altarpiece cycle at the National Gallery, London. The scene, recounted in all four Gospels, was among the most frequently depicted Easter subjects in Gothic altarpiece programmes, affirming the Resurrection through the testimony of the holy women. Jacopo's rendering maintains the narrative clarity and formal dignity characteristic of the Orcagna workshop's approach to scriptural storytelling.

Egg tempera and gold on panel with a balanced narrative composition showing the angel at the tomb flanked by the astonished women. The architectural tomb structure provides spatial grounding within the gold-ground setting, while the figures' expressive gestures convey the drama of discovery.