Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
SELCUK UNIVERSITESI EDEBIYAT FAKULTESI DERGISI-SELCUK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FACULTY OF LETTERS, ss.115-128, 2023 (ESCI)
In Christian theology, the first scene of The Resurrection has "Women at the Tomb". Chronologically, this scene took place after the Entombment and before the Chairete. Four elements appear in this scene's iconography; Myrrh-bearing women (Myrophoroi) who came to the tomb of Jesus, an angel who greets the Myrophoroi, the holy tomb and soldiers standing by the tomb. In Cappadocia, Myrophoroi are represented by two or three women who are Mary Magdalene, Mary -the mother of Jacob -and Salome. Although some Byzantine sources refer to the fact that the Virgin Mary was among them, this was not reflected in the Cappadocia wall painting. There is an angel in the center of the scene and a depiction of the holy tomb on the right. In early Christian art, the holy tomb is usually rotond-shaped. However, in Cappadocia samples, it is seen that the aedicule form is predominant. In the early Byzantine examples, the voluminous depiction of the tomb of Jesus indicates its emptiness. In Cappadocia, a smaller tomb takes its place and the angel pointing to the grave is depicted quite voluminously in the central position.