Art and Images related to John's Gospel
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
JOHN 11–12
The Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-54)
- this story is recorded only in the Fourth Gospel
- The
Resurrection of Lazarus (1303-05) - fresco, by Giotto
(Italian; 1267-1337); in the Cappella
degli Scrovegni, Padua
- The
Resurrection of Lazarus (ca. 1309) - fresco, by Giotto
(Italian; 1267-1337); in the Lower
Basilica, Assisi
- The
Raising of Lazarus (1311) - tempera and gold on panel, by
Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian; ca. 1278-1319)
- originally from the Maestà in the Cathedral of Siena;
at the Kimbell Art Museum,
Fort Worth, TX
- The
Resurrection of Lazarus (1461) - tempera on wood, by Nicolas
Froment (French; 1435-1486); in the Galleria degli Uffizi,
Florence - from the Web Gallery of Art; another copy
on the CGFA
website
- The
Raising of Lazarus (ca. 1480) - Dutch woodcut, by the "Second
Gouda Woodcutter" - from the University of Michigan
Museum of Art
- The
Raising of Lazarus (1480's) - oil and tempera on panel, by
Geertgen
tot Sint Jans (Dutch; ca. 1460-1490) - now
in Musée du Louvre, Paris; from the Web Gallery of Art
- The
Raising of Lazarus (ca. 1497) - oil on canvas, by Benozzo
Gozzoli (Florence; 1420-1497) - from the
National Gallery of Art
- The
Resurrection of Lazarus (late 15th cent.) - painting by Ælbert
van Ouwater (Dutch) - from Web Gallery of
Art
- The
Raising of Lazarus (1510's?) - panel from the church of St
Lazarus in Palencia, by Juan
de Flandes (Spanish; fl. 1496-1519)
- now in Museo del Prado, Madrid; from the Web Gallery
of Art
- The
Raising of Lazarus (1517-19) - painting by Sebastiano
del Piombo (Italian/Venetian; 1485-1547)
- from the Web Gallery of Art; another copy on the CGFA
website
- The Raising
of Lazarus (ca. 1558-59) - oil on canvas, by Jacopo
Tintoretto (Italian/Venetian; 1518-1594)
- from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (search for "Lazarus")
- Studies
for the Raising of Lazarus and Other Compositions (ca. 1582)
- pen & ink on paper, by Veronese (Venetian,
1528-1588) - from the National Gallery of Art
- The
Raising of Lazarus (1608-09) - oil on canvas, by Caravaggio
(Italian; 1573-1610) - from the Web Gallery of Art
- The
Raising of Lazarus (1619) - oil on canvas, by Guercino
(Italian; 1591-1666) - now in the Musée du
Louvre, Paris - from the Web Gallery of Art; another copy on the
CGFA
website
- The
Raising of Lazarus (ca. 1620) - chalk and ink drawing, by
Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (German; 1564-1625) -
from the Lutheran Heritage website
- The
Raising of Lazarus (ca. 1630) - oil on panel, by Rembrandt
van Rijn (Dutch; 1606-1669) - now in the
Los
Angeles County Museum of Art; from the WebMuseum; another
copy at Web
Gallery of Art and at Mark
Harden's Artchive
- The Raising
of Lazarus (n.d.) - etching by Giovanni
Benedetto Castiglione (Italian/Genoese; 1609-1665)
- from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (search for "Lazarus")
- The
Resurrection of Lazarus (1706) - canvas by Jean-Baptiste
Jouvenet (French; 1644-1717) - now in Musée
du Louvre, Paris; from the CGFA website
- The Raising of Lazarus
- woodcut by Gustave Doré
(Alsace; 1832-1883)
-
The
Raising of Lazarus (After Rembrandt) (1890) - painting by
Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch; 1853-1890) - from The Vincent
Van Gogh Gallery [Temporarily down?]
- Lazarus
(1961) - modern painting, by William
Congdon (American; 1912-1998) - private collection
- The
Raising of Lazarus (1975) - oil on canvas, by Alfred Leslie
(American; b. 1927) - from the "In
Our Time" Exhibition, Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia
- Take Away the Stone (2005) - a modern serigraph, printed with 57 colors; by John August Swanson (Los Angeles, b. 1938)
- Raising
of Lazarus - modern icon - from Holy
Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA
- La'azar
Raised from the Dead - modern painting, from the Virgin
Mary Cathedral, Losser, Nederlands - from the
Bar Ebroyo CyberLibrary
website
Before
the Passover; The Anointing at Bethany (John 11:55--12:11)
- this story has some similarties with Mark 14:3-9, Matt 26:6-13, and
Luke 7:36-50, but only in John does it take place in the house of Martha,
Mary, and Lazarus
- Christ
at Simon the Pharisee (ca. 1620) - oil on canvas; a variation
on the same theme; also by Rubens
- from the Web Gallery of Art
- Christ
in the House of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus - by Jacopa Bassano
(1500's) - tenth image on the webpage of the "Hospitality
Art Exhibit" (St. Anthony Shrine Lobby, Boston; July 1998)
Jesus' Entry into Jerusalem (John 12:12-19)
- this episode is narrated in all four Gospels (Mark 11:1-10; Matt
21:1-9; Luke 19:28-40), but only John explicitly says that the branches
were from "palm" trees
The "Hour" of Jesus (John 12:20-50)
- this Johannine conclusion to the "Book of Signs" would be difficult
to depict in art
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John 1, esp. John (the Baptizer)
John 2–3, esp. the Wedding at Cana
John 4–6, esp. the Samaritan Woman
John 7–8, esp. the Adulterous Woman
John 9 –10, esp. the Man Born Blind
John 11–12, esp. the Raising of Lazarus
John 13–17, esp. the Washing of the Feet
John 18–19, esp. the Crucifixion and Burial Scenes
John 20–21, esp. Mary Magdalene & Doubting Thomas
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