The Raising of Tabitha

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck

National Gallery of Art

This drawing depicts a narrative scene with three primary segments. The left section shows an architectural backdrop with columns, an archway, a figure walking outside, and two robed figures conversing on a staircase indoors. The middle segment shows multiple robed individuals around a reclining figure with a sense of urgency and religious symbolism. The right segment depicts three figures in an interior scene that looks like a baptismal or ceremonial practice. The drawing is detailed with careful linework and composition.