The Three Women at the Tomb

The scene of the Visitatio Sepulchri shows the three women – Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James) and Salome – standing at the empty sepulchre of Christ.
The capital is placed on the middle pillar of the east wing of the cloister and is thus placed in immediate proximity to the representation of other Easter themes. It marks, as already in the series of scenes about John the Baptist (N07PP06), a turning point in the sequence of episodes represented, after which the events are described in greater detail.
In the middle axis of the north side a slender plant rises in the background. Before it to the right stands the open, lozenge-decorated tomb, whose lid has been removed and laid to one side. An angel, who according to the Gospels (Mt 28:1-8 and Mk 16:1-8) spoke to the women: Surrexit, non est hic (He has risen, he is not here), shows to them the empty tomb.
As a result of the severe weathering of the stone, large parts of the capital, and especially the faces, are no longer preserved.

Woman tomb Christ Mary Magdalene Salome angel gospel John Mark