Resurrection of Lazarus, 1650 (oil on canvas)

Resurrection of Lazarus (Resurrezione di Lazzaro), by Mattia Preti, 1650, 17th Century, oil on canvas, 202 x 260 cm Whole artwork view. Scene challenged strongly starring Lazarus and Jesus Christ, around whom crowd the witnesses of the miracle, men and women portrayed in manners full of amazement; Lazarus, sitting on his sarcophagus, on the right, is barechested and partially wrapped in his shroud; an onlooker bends down to free his ankles from the laces which still tie them; on the left Christ, standing up in a three-quarter portrait, raises up his hand to bless the man come back to life National Gallery of Ancient Art