"The Resurrection of Lazarus"

While Europe had a long tradition of artists creating grand religious genre paintings, this work provides an example of how Tanner distinguished himself by modernizing the subject. Spectators are brought into the light via the miracle occurring before them. Tanner's painting s much more intimate with a]more humble representation of Jesus.  Tanner's version of the familiar theme had none of the shallow sentimentality so often seen in religious pictures on the Salon walls. His picture is a somber one.