concept:era modern
The Resurrection, Cookham
Oil on canvas (1924–1927) by Stanley Spencer. Tate Modern, London. Monumental (548 x 274 cm) depiction of the resurrection of the dead set in Cookham churchyard, Berkshire. Spencer's personal theology — resurrection as communal homecoming.
Scholarly Significance
Most ambitious British religious painting of the 20th century — a monumental vision of the Last Judgment transposed to a specific English village.