The Raising of Lazarus
1825
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
Artist
George Cattermole
George Cattermole was a British painter and illustrator, chiefly in watercolours.
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watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Raising of Lazarus is a 1825 watercolor by George Cattermole, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a crowded scene with a man in a red robe standing at the center, raising his hand. Around him, people kneel, reach out, or cover their faces. Some look up at him, others at the ground. The colors are soft—earthy browns, muted blues, and pale skin tones—with a few bright spots like the red robe and a white cloth on the floor. The man in red seems to be the focus, with light streaming down on him. The crowd’s mixed reactions—some hopeful, some sorrowful—fill the space. This is a biblical story where someone is brought back to life. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style used emotion and drama in art.
The watercolour *The Raising of Lazarus* by George Cattermole shows a large crowd observing as Jesus stands at the center, while Lazarus, pale and dressed in white robes, rises from an open tomb in the ground. The scene captures the moment of Lazarus’s resurrection as onlookers react to the event. The work was part of Richard Ellison’s collection of 100 British watercolours, which his widow later donated to help establish the National Collection of Water Colour Paintings.
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George Cattermole was a British painter and illustrator, chiefly in watercolours.
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