The Raising of Lazarus

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At the request of Martha and Mary, Jesus visited the grave of their brother Lazarus and raised him from the dead (John 11:1–44). Sebastiano shows Christ standing with one hand raised to invoke the power of God and the other pointing to Lazarus, who is seated on the edge of his stone tomb. Christ speaks the life-giving words, ‘Lazarus come forth’. A kneeling man helps Lazarus remove the shroud and bindings in which he had been buried. Mary kneels at Christ’s feet in awe while Martha raises her hands and turns her head away, unable to look. Saint Peter at bottom left falls to his knees while other disciples turn to one another in amazement. The painting was commissioned for Narbonne Cathedral in southern France by Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, who had also commissioned Raphael’s Transfiguration for the same cathedral.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Raising of Lazarus

Date

about 1517-19

Medium

Oil on canvas, transferred from wood

Measurements

H 381 x W 289.6 cm

Accession number

NG1

Acquisition method

Bought, 1824

Work type

Painting

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