Lot 161: The Raising of Lazarus

Attributed to Claes Moeyaert (Amsterdam 1592-1655) The Raising of Lazarus dated '1643' (on the tombstone in the foreground) traces of black chalk, red chalk, with touches of white heightening, losses upper left 10 7/8 x 15¾ in. (27.6 x 40 cm.)

27.6 x 40 cm.

Despite the traditional attribution to Moyaert, no direct correlation with one of his finished prints or pictures has yet been found. There are, however, some similarities in reverse with a painting of the same subject by Jan Symonsz. Pynas (1581/82-1631) in the Museum in Aschaffenburg (A. Tümpel, 'Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert', Oud Holland, LXXXVIII, 1974, p. 53, fig. 73).