Saint John the Evangelist Raises Drusiana

Saint John the Evangelist Raises Drusiana from 1460 by Giovanni di Paolo at the Metropolitan Museum illustrates the apocryphal miracle of the apostle John raising a woman from the dead. Giovanni di Paolo's treatment combines narrative drama with the decorative richness of Sienese painting Altarpieces featuring rows of standing saints served both liturgical and devotional functions, identifying the church's patron saints and giving worshippers specific objects for personal prayer.

The miracle scene is staged with Giovanni di Paolo's inventive spatial sense, the figures rendered with angular precision and the surrounding architecture contributing to the narrative drama.