[10] Writing for The New York Times in 2008, art critic Ken Johnson said the painting was "An unusually austere composition, it has a simplicity and openness that enhance its mystery."

[3][7] When Rembrandt fell on hard times later in his life, he sold Jan Lievens' version of The Raising of Lazarus.

[11] Writing for Smithsonian magazine, Matthew Gurewitsch describes the painting as "a gothic scene in a somber palette and with the utmost restraint".

[12] An image of the painting appears in the 2022 Michael Grandage film My Policeman, starring Harry Styles, David Dawson, and Emma Corrin.

[13] The three main characters, Tom, Patrick, and Marion, who are in a complex love triangle, visit the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and admire the painting.