The Raising of Lazarus

This panel illustrates the story of the raising of Lazarus. Christ is shown wearing a blue robe, standing in the foreground at the centre of the composition, and blessing Lazarus who has just risen from the dead. Still wearing his burial shroud he stands in his grave at the right side of the painting and gazes reverently at Christ. Saints Peter and Paul appear to move to his assistance, while further back a group of men witness the miracle and appear to discuss it. At the left a group of women observe the event as it unfolds, including Mary Magdalene and the sister of Lazarus. The scene is set in front of a simple architectural backdrop, and an arched door in the wall of the stone church building offers a view into the interior space.

[cda 2021]