The Resurrection of Lazarus

The Resurrection of Lazarus is a painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner entered into the Paris Salon in 1897 and winning a third place medal. During his lifetime, this was the painting for which he was most known, his "masterwork". Since his death in 1937, secular tastes have pushed The Banjo Lesson to the top place in public esteem. The work was purchased by the French government (a rare honor for someone not a French citizen) for display in its Luxemburg museum. Today the painting is held by the Musée d'Orsay.

During Tanner's lifetime, the painting was never exhibited in the United States, having been bought at its first exhibition in France. It was finally exhibited in the U.S. in 2012 as part of the show Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.