The picture shows many different events. In the top left corner we can see the draftlike representation of the Deposition from the Cross, the prequel to Resurrection. The likewise independent extract on the right-hand side shows the three Marys going to the tomb with the unction. It is less sketchlike, although fragmanted in its present state.

The main scene is in the foreground of the picture: Christ, leaping out of his grave, is standing with the flag of the Ecclesia. The flag is a Christian symbol of victory and redemption. He is surrounded by sleeping soldiers who may remind us of the apostles of the Mount of Olives scene. Two waking soldiers are looking at the victorious young man whose body shows no signs of the crucifixion. It is presumably the Temple of Jerusalem, the symbol of resurrection above his head. The stamps are clearly visible on the tomb's heavy stone cover.