Byzantine Art Anastasis
This painting/mural shows Christ rescuing Adam and Eve from Hell after defeating Satan. The painting shows attention to motion and detail in the folds of the draperies. Examples such as this were the beginnings of the artworld shifting back to realistic compositions.

Anastasis
(The Harrowing of Hell)

Who- Byzantine Artist
What- Fresco Painting
When- 1310 to 20 A.D.
Where-Istanbul
Why- Depicts christ after his death and descends to Hell and tramples Satan and saved Adam and Eve
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