The Raising of Lazarus

1544

Lambert Suavius

Associated Names
Lambert Suavius

Artist, Flemish, c. 1510 - 1567

This is a drawing of a group observing a central figure being lifted from a sarcophagus. The scene is filled with detailed classical architecture surrounding a gathering of people in flowing robes. The figure emerging from the sarcophagus is positioned at the center. The architectural details include an arched ruin framing the gathering scene, and in the background, there are more ruins and classical structures underlined by a sky with clouds. To the right, a group of figures appears to be engaged in another scene. Vegetation grows at the forefront. There is an inscription in a rectangular panel in the top right-hand corner. The drawing showcases a high level of detail and composition typical of historical or mythological scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut to platemark): 20.6 x 32 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.144.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jan Johnson, Montreal); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 9.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vol. XXVIII (Lambert Suavius, compiled by Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer and George S. Keyes). Blaricum: Van Gendt B.V., 1991; no. 2, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

upper right in image: Hue ades et fastum millens recutitae tenacem... / ...Gaudia perpetuis mutans mortalia reonis; Lambertus / Suavius / 1544

Watermarks

crest with quatrefoil and letter, similar to Briquet 9861 (Brabant 1540)

Wikidata ID

Q76347165

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