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Victory over the Grave

At dawn the risen Christ stands in triumph over the empty tomb as the angel proclaims to the women that he is not here, for he is risen (Matthew 28). An oil painting by the German painter Bernhard Plockhorst.

Victory over the Grave by Bernhard Plockhorst depicting Matthew 28:1
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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.