The Raising of Lazarus
1615–73
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over a little black chalk
Dimensions
7 15/16 x 10 13/16in. (20.1 x 27.5cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
Accession Number
38.179.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of 17th-century Italy with *The Raising of Lazarus*, a masterful drawing by Salvator Rosa1615–1673). Rosa, a versatile Baroque artist from Naples, was renowned for his turbulent landscapes, battle scenes, and paintings infused with Caravaggesque drama and emotional intensity. This work depicts the biblical miracle from the Gospel of John, where Jesus resurrects Lazarus, surrounded by astonished figures—a quintessential theme of faith, resurrection, and human wonder resonated deeply in Counter-Reformation Europe. Crafted in pen and brown ink with brush and brown wa...
About the Artist
Salvator Rosa · 1615–1673
Salvator Rosa was born in 1615 in Arenella, on the outskirts of Naples, into a world of artistic ambition and turbulent talent. His early training came through his maternal uncle, the painter Paolo Greco, and his brother-in-law Francesco Fracanzano, himself a pupil of the great Spanish-born Neapolitan master Jusepe de Ribera. Rosa showed a fierce independence from the start, resisting his father's...