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Etching of a crowd on a seashore with a robed figure raising his arm among sick people lying on the ground, classical columns at left and a boat at right.

The sick are brought to Christ at Gennesaret by the sea. Etching, 1834, after J-B. Jouvenet.

An etching of a crowd gathered on a shore beside a sea, where a robed central figure raises his arm toward people reclining, seated and lying on the ground. Classical columns frame the left, a round tower and a boat stand at right, and figures are carried on litters.

Artist
Jean Jouvenet
Date
1834
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2867 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1834.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Los enfermos llevados a Cristo en Genesaret junto al mar

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