Bernhard Plockhorst1893

Immanuelkirche Altarpiece (Berlin)

Christ extends his call to the weary and heavy-laden, offering rest and a yoke that is easy and a burden that is light (Matthew 11). An oil altarpiece by the German painter Bernhard Plockhorst, made for the Immanuelkirche in Berlin.

Immanuelkirche Altarpiece (Berlin) by Bernhard Plockhorst depicting Matthew 11:28
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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.