4. Miracles
The fourth film in a series about Christianity’s central figure: Jesus Christ.
It focuses on Jesus as miracle-worker, discussing Albert van Ouwater’s The Raising of Lazarus (c.1465–70) in the Gemäldegalerie.
Presented by VCS Director Professor Ben Quash and Deputy Director Dr Jennifer Sliwka.
Artworks: Albert van Ouwater, The Raising of Lazarus, c. 1465–70, Oak, 124.1 x 92.7 cm, Kat. Nr. 532A.
Part of the Series Unlocking Christian Art. Produced in partnership with the National Museums in Berlin, these short films tell the story of Jesus with the help of the treasures of the Bode-Museum and the Gemäldegalerie, both sculpture and painting. These films are designed to equip users to understand, read, and enjoy some of Europe’s greatest works of Christian art, as well as the texts that inspired them, and to encourage fresh interpretation and insight in today’s audiences.
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