Dark painting of robed figures gathered before a stone archway, with a central figure in pale robes bending toward small children under a stormy sky.

Christ Blessing the Children

A loose, dark oil painting shows robed figures gathered before a stone archway and architectural structures. At center, a figure in pale robes bends toward small children, while others stand around in shadow under a stormy green sky.

Artist: Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
Date: 1870-1886
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 3842 × 1554 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1886.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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