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[Christ Blessing the Children]
John G. Unnevehrabout 1872
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Relief sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen depicting Christ seated and blessing two children. One child is resting his head against Christ's knee. Christ is holding one hand to the forehead of the other child, whose hands are clasped in prayer.
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Details
- Title: [Christ Blessing the Children]
- Creator: John G. Unnevehr
- Date Created: about 1872
- Physical Dimensions: 40.3 × 40.1 cm (15 7/8 × 15 13/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XP.772.16
- Culture: American
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: John G. Unnevehr (American, born Denmark, 1822 - 1893)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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