The Risen Christ in Glory is an oil on panel painting by Rosso Fiorentino, created c. 1528-1530. OIt is held in the Diocesan Museum in the Città di Castello. It shows the risen Christ with (from left to right) Mary Magdalene, the Virgin Mary, Saint Anne and Mary of Egypt.
History Rosso signed the contract for the work on 1 July 1528 in Città di Castello. Elisabetta Marchetti Letta, Pontormo, Rosso Fiorentino, Scala, Firenze 1994. It had been commissioned by the local Company of the Corpus Domini. The contract stipulated the subject as the risen Christ in glory with four saints, all above "many and diverse figures which signify, represent the people, with as many angels as he [the painter] can accommodate". Antonio Natali, Rosso Fiorentino, Silvana Editore, Milano 2006.
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