Resurrection of Christ

Giovanni Bellini's Resurrection of Christ, painted around 1475 and now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, depicts the risen Christ emerging from the tomb at dawn. Bellini's treatment of the Resurrection demonstrates his growing mastery of light effects—the dawn sky suffusing the landscape with pink and gold anticipates his later atmospheric achievements. The landscape setting transforms the biblical event into a luminous natural scene bathed in early morning light.

Bellini exploits the Resurrection theme to explore dawn light effects, with the sky transitioning from dark to golden as the risen Christ emerges, demonstrating his innovative approach to atmospheric illumination in religious painting.