The Dead Christ with Angels, 1864, Oil on canvas, 70 5/8 x 59 in. (179.4 x 149.9 cm), Paintings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Manet identified the source for this painting, the first of several religious scenes, in the inscription on the rock: the Gospel according to Saint John. However, in the passage cited, Christ’s tomb is empty except for two angels.
The Dead Christ with Angels, 1864, Oil on canvas, 70 5/8 x 59 in. (179.4 x 149.9 cm), Paintings, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), Manet identified the source for this painting, the first of several religious scenes, in the inscription on the rock: the Gospel according to Saint John. However, in the passage cited, Christ’s tomb is empty except for two angels