Apparently there's long artistic tradition of depicting some onlookers at the Raising of Lazarus as holding their nose so as to convey the idea that Lazarus was once truly dead and decaying - HOW AM I JUST FINDING THIS OUT

(Missale et horae ad usum Fratrum Minorum, c14thc, France, BnF, MS Latin 757 fol. 318v)

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE

(France, 16thc, Met no. 41.100.204)

Constant appearances of these delicate bois

(Duccio di Buoninsegna, The Raising of Lazarus (1310–11), Kimbell Art Museum)

There always seems to be one guy who's like "ew wow I'm way too close to this situation"

(Giovanni di Paolo (1403–1482), The Resurrection of Lazarus (1426), Walters Art Museum)

According to Arthur Danto, these figures are called the "nose-holders" and I am simply delighted with this fact.