Last Miracle and the Death of St. Zenobius (Botticelli)

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The Last Miracle and Death of St. Zenobius
Sandro Botticelli, 1500-1505
Tempera on panel
66 × 182 cm
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

The Last Miracle and Death of St. Zenobius is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, c. 1500-1505. It was part of series of four pictures displaying episodes of the life of the saint, which is the last known work by the Florentine painter. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie of Dresden.

This last picture shows a child run over by a cart while playing. His mother, a widow, wails as she brings the dead child to St. Zenobius' deacon. By means of a prayer not depicted here, St. Zenobius is able to revive the child and restore him to his mother. On the far right, the bishop, who has meanwhile turned gray, blesses those praying by his deathbed.

The first three parts are:

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