The Resurrection and the Three Maries at the Tomb, anonymous, c. 1460
oak, h 57.5cm × w 32.5cm × d 17.5cm Catalogue entry
The woodcarver here combined in one scene two separate episodes from the Passion of Christ: his resurrection from the tomb, and the three women – Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of Jesus and Mary Salome – who went to the tomb (shown at centre) to embalm his body. A Roman soldier is asleep in front of the tomb.