This vertical scene appears divided into two sections. The lower half appears closer, with larger figures gathered outside the entrance to an underground tomb. The upper half contains trees and smaller figures, farther away, above the entrance to the tomb. The figures above appear to be watching the scene in in the lower half, their attention directed slightly downward. To the left, one man is shaded by the foliage of a tree, and he hunches over to watch on. In front of the entrance to the tomb, depicted as an opening in the rock, a dramatic scene unfolds. Christ stands, right of center, with his eyes looking upward to the sky. One hand is raised to his chest, the other reaches down toward the outstretched hands of the kneeling figure of Lazarus, emerging from the cave. Lazarus is mostly nude but for a piece of cloth draped over his hips and legs. His wrists are bound together with rope, which a friar ties or unties, between Lazarus and Christ. Lazarus looks toward Christ. Three figures appear on either side of this central scene, at far left and right, two men and two women. The woman on the left, closest to the viewer, kneels, with her hands clasped to her chest, palms together in prayer. She is Lazarus’ sister. Between the group on the right side and the edge of the page is a faintly depicted landscape, with two people in the foreground and hills dotted with buildings and church spires in the background.

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Print, The Resurrection of Lazarus, ca. 1508

This is a Print. It was print maker: Lucas van Leyden. It is dated ca. 1508. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

28.3 × 20.3 cm (11 1/8 in. × 8 in.)

It is signed

Monogram of artist: "L." on tablet, lower center.

Cite this object as

Print, The Resurrection of Lazarus, ca. 1508; Print Maker: Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1494 - 1533); Netherlands; engraving on paper; 28.3 × 20.3 cm (11 1/8 in. × 8 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-70

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2ALhD/
Accession Number 1896-3-70
Object ID 18099285