Bernhard Plockhorst1878

The Good Shepherd

Christ the Good Shepherd carries a lamb and watches over his flock, the one who lays down his life for the sheep and knows his own (John 10). An oil painting by the German painter Bernhard Plockhorst.

The Good Shepherd by Bernhard Plockhorst depicting John 10:11
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About Bernhard Plockhorst

1825-1907 · German

Bernhard Plockhorst was a German painter best known for his devotional religious images, including "Christ Blessing the Children", "The Good Shepherd", and "Guardian Angel" — works that circulated widely in chromolithograph form across Europe and North America.