The Dead Christ with Angels, 1864, Oil on canvas, 70 5/8 x 59 in. (179. 4 x 149. 9 cm), Paintings, ?douard Manet (French, Paris 1832?1883 Paris), Manet identified the source for this painting, the first of several religious scenes, in the inscription on the rock: the Gospel according to Saint John. However, in the passage cited, Christ's tomb is empty except for two angels