Christ Raising the Son of the Widow of Nain
Artist
Domenico Fiasella
(Italian, 1589-1669)
Datec. 1615
CultureItalian
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN112
This work and its pendant, Christ Healing the Blind (also displayed in this gallery), were likely installed in a chapel, possibly in a private residence. The subject of this work is taken from the Gospel of Luke, where Christ, upon entering the city of Nain, finds a widow in tears at the recent death of her son. Moved by her grief, Christ restores the boy to life. The intense light focuses attention on the foreground, while a crowd of onlookers assembles behind the astonished figures at the right of the painting.
On View
Not on viewFrame (Confirmed): 119 1/2 × 82 1/4 × 4 1/2 in., 210 lb. (303.5 × 208.9 × 11.5 cm, 95.3 kg)
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