The Raising of Lazarus: Large Plate (B., Holl. 73; H. 95)

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Raising of Lazarus: Large Plate (B., Holl. 73; H. 95)
etching and engraving, circa 1632, on wove paper, a very good impression of the tenth, final state, trimmed inside the platemark, occasionally touching the subject, pale scattered foxing on the reverse, in very good condition
P., S. 370 x 257 mm.

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Lot Essay

Whilst Christ physically dominates the picture space, the emotional focus of the composition is the reaction of the bystanders, Lazarus's sisters Mary and Martha amongst them. The plate went through several revisions, the chief of them being to Martha, in the lower right corner. Initially she was shown recoiling from the figure, but in the third state he made her lean forward, bringing her into closer association with the other figures.

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