Triptych of the Resurrection

Hans Memling (Netherlandish, 1435?–1494)

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Held by Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures, MI 247; MI 248; MI 249

Medium huile sur bois (oil on wood)

Dimensions MI 247: H. 0,62 m; L. 0,42 m. MI 248 and MI 249: H. 0,62 m; L. 0,19 m each

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Wall left 18×24 in + centre 18×24 in + right 18×24 in $349 · $420 bought separately · the painted images hang level

One object, sold whole: Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures holds it as MI 247; MI 248; MI 249. 3 sheets, one edition, $349 — the printed panels hang level within 0.0%.

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One of the soldiers at the tomb wears a polished helmet, and Guillaume Kazerouni, writing for the Louvre, points out that Christ is reflected in it. An angel swings the lid aside, and Christ steps out in a red mantle, blessing, a cross-staff with its banner in His other hand. Of the four guards, Kazerouni notes, two wake in terror; in front, one sleeps on and another holds his head in his hand. Over the tomb Hans Memling hangs Italian garlands and putti on an arched arcade, marks of a late work of about 1490, made for private devotion. One wing gives Sebastian, bound to a tree and shot with arrows. The other gives the Ascension, where only the hem of Christ's robe and His feet show at the top, beneath the cloud, a foreshortening Kazerouni calls surprising. The last thing seen of Him is His feet.

The panels hang in a row at one image height; the hung images measure about 30.6 in across, before any gap between frames.

Provenance of the files
Held by	Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures · MI 247; MI 248; MI 249 the museum’s record
Source file	Wikimedia Commons · Triptyque de la Résurrection - Hans Memling - Musée du Louvre Peintures MI 247; MI 248; MI 249.jpg
Licence	Public domain
Panel · left	Triptych of the Resurrection (left wing) — 1,685 × 5,970 px
Panel · centre	Triptych of the Resurrection (centre panel) — 4,292 × 6,002 px
Panel · right	Triptych of the Resurrection (right wing) — 1,647 × 5,952 px
Chain	Each panel taken from the source file above and cut to its own painted field; held as 3 print masters.

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Printed on demand as one edition. The whole image is printed on every sheet — never cropped to fit — so each panel carries an archival margin.