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The Christ Child Asleep on the Cross

The infant Christ, sought out by the wise men who bow before him with their gifts, is imagined asleep upon the cross that foreshadows his sacrifice (Matthew 2). A tempera on copper by the British artist and poet William Blake.

The Christ Child Asleep on the Cross by William Blake depicting Matthew 2:11
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1757-1827 · British

British, London 1757–1827 London