interesting 15th century painting - for those who are interested in art and religion, and it's also about jews (see text)
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ca. 1436-1445 by Dutch painter Albert van Ouwater. Painting represents "the raising of Lazarus". "In a Romanesque church, a group of people is standing around a naked man, who emerges from a tomb in the floor. Van Ouwater tried to describe the biblical story of Lazarus in recognizable images. According to the Gospel of John, Lazarus rose again after four days from death. He was buried in a cave. Ouwater made a tomb of it in a church, the usual place for the dead in the Netherlands. Christ, dressed soberly, raises Lazarus. One of his sisters kneels, his other stands with a number of disciples behind Christ. These watch serenely (and now it gets interesting!) in contrast to the group on the other side: the excitedly gesticulating JEWS, painted by van Ouwater in beautiful oriental fabrics. Opposite each other are believers and unbelievers. the middle, the apostle who had to guard Christ's church on earth, tries to convince the infidels (the Jews) of the miracle before their eyes Realistically, Ouwater's solution is to let seeing that the dead man already stank: two Jews hold a cloth in front of their noses.
