Édouard Manet
(1832 - 1883)
 

The Dead Christ with Angels is an 1864 oil painting by French painter Édouard Manet. The painting depicts the biblical story (John 20:12) of Mary Magdalene entering the tomb of Jesus and seeing two angels but finding Jesus's body missing. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. 
Manet seldom chose to paint images with religious meaning, and he tended to focus on contemporary subjects. John Hunisak speculates that Manet may have wanted to display a religious work in the 1864 Salon because of the negative reaction he had received for his recent paintings of modern subjects.Manet may have hoped, Hunisak suggests, that the more traditional topic, with a contemporary twist, would please his supporters and critics alike. 

Critics and many of Manet's supporters were confused by the new artistic direction that he took in the painting. The contradictions within The Dead Christ with Angels are characteristic of Manet's earlier exploration of discordances: the brightly colored angels contrast with the neutral background; the angels are not aligned; and the cloth is variously realistic and abstract.  The technique used to paint Jesus, most notably the blurring seen in his hand and feet, also shows movement typical of Manet's work. Despite the similarities in technique, the scene attracted attention due to its lack of alignment with Manet's previous works.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Christ_with_Angels

The Dead Christ with Angels
1864
Oil on canvas
179.4 x 149.9 cm
The MET
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436950