From the Artist: I wanted to paint the victorious moment after the angel had rolled back the stone and Christ came forth from the tomb. Standing in His resurrected body, still showing the nail prints on his hands and feet, the tokens that would identify Him as the Savior of the world. The painting in many ways mirrors my previous work titled, "Awaiting the Command" where Christ stands before Pilate as the Roman guards await the command to take Jesus away to be crucified. Some of the same…
