The Risen Christ Appears to the Two Marys

These are the same women we have met with earlier, in the second panel of the top row. They both appear to be carrying things, both of them raise their veiled arms in supplication or greeting.

The attractive trees are not purely nor even primarily decorative: they are a piece of iconographical shorthand meant to remind us of the tomb garden.

2nd panel of the 3rd row, 5th‑century Roman door, church of S. Sabina, Rome. Click on the medium-dark areas to navigate to any adjacent panel.
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