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Painting of a pale reclining figure on a wooden form, with a woman in white at left and a man in blue at right under a sunset sky.

The Christ Child asleep on a cross

A pale figure lies on a dark wooden form, partly covered by white cloth, while a woman in a long gown at left touches her face and a man in blue robes at right gestures upward. Painted in warm, glowing tones beneath a sunset sky, with dark trees and red flowers at the left edge.

Artist
William Blake
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
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1200 × 790 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1827; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Figura pálida sobre una forma de madera junto a dos personajes

Una figura pálida yace sobre una forma de madera oscura, cubierta con una tela blanca, mientras una mujer con vestido largo a la izquierda se toca el rostro y un hombre con túnica azul a la derecha señala hacia arriba. Pintada en tonos cálidos bajo un cielo de atardecer, con árboles oscuros y flores rojas a la izquierda.

Português: Figura pálida sobre uma forma de madeira ao lado de dois personagens

Uma figura pálida jaz sobre uma forma de madeira escura, coberta por um tecido branco, enquanto uma mulher de longo vestido à esquerda toca o rosto e um homem de túnica azul à direita aponta para cima. Pintada em tons quentes sob um céu de pôr do sol, com árvores escuras e flores vermelhas à esquerda.

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