Resurrection of Christ

This Resurrection of Christ was painted in 1523 as part of the Passion cycle at the Certosa del Galluzzo. Pontormo's treatment of the Resurrection emphasizes the mystical and supernatural aspects of the event, departing from the more heroic interpretations favored by High Renaissance painters. The intense emotional character of the Certosa frescoes reflects the contemplative environment of the Carthusian monastery. trained by Leonardo and Andrea del Sarto, developed radically original Mannerist idiom in Florence.

The composition creates a dramatic upward movement centered on the rising Christ, with sleeping soldiers arranged in compressed, angular poses derived from Dürer. Pontormo's palette of pale, almost phosphorescent colors heightens the supernatural atmosphere.