This painting is a fragment of a larger altarpiece, dating from the later fifteenth century. The front of the panel shows the Resurrection of Christ, while on the reverse is depicted the Beheading of Saint Barbara, shown with her attribute of a tower with three windows. The painting was previously thought to be by an unknown Flemish artist but is known recognised as part of a larger altarpiece by fifteenth century French artist Jacquelin de Montlucon. The size of the panel indicated that it was most part of a liturgical altarpiece for a church, rather than a smaller, devotional altarpiece used for private worship. The Resurrection was a common motif for altarpieces from the 12th century onwards, in both Northern and Southern Europe, either as an independent scene or as part of Life of Christ.