Saint Zenobius Resuscitating a Dead Child

Art Historical Context

Behold *Saint Zenobius Resitating a Dead Child*, captivating tempera on wood panel by the Italian Renaissance master Benozzo Gozzoli (1420–1497). Measuring just 15½ x 18 inches, this intimate work captures a pivotal miracle attributed to Saint Zenobius the 5th-century bishop of Florence and city's patron saint. In the scene, the saint revives a lifeless child before a gathered crowd of men, women, and mourners, embodying themes of faith, resurrection, divine intervention that resonated deeply in 15th-century Tuscany. Gozzoli, a pupil of Fra Angelico, blended Gothic elegance with emerging Rena...