#raising of lazarus
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1696) - ‘The Raising of Lazarus’, 1632
The Raising of Lazarus is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt from early in his career. The work depicts the Raising of Lazarus as told in the Gospel of John, Chapter 11.
The painting shows the moment Lazarus re-awakens from death and rises from his tomb as Christ calls him. Lazarus is in the darker half of the painting while the figures at left are far more illuminated than he. Mary and those assembled look on in amazement as Lazarus comes to life. The painting depicts a parable of spiritual life, the miracle of the hardened sinner receiving first grace (sorrow for sins committed in order to seek penitence and redemption). This is one of relatively few religious subjects from the New Testament that Rembrandt painted.
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