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The Descent into Hades (Resurrection)

Dionisy and workshop, 1502-1503

The Descent into Hades (Resurrection)
The Descent into Hades (Resurrection), Moscow school, Dionysius and his workshop · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Christ, having broken the gates of Hades, raises Adam and Eve from their tombs, while the righteous of the Old Testament wait to follow him. In the Orthodox tradition, this is the icon of the Resurrection, painted for the Ferapontov Monastery by Dionisy and his workshop.