Von Uhde’s “Christ with the Peasants”

Von Uhde’s “Christ with the Peasants” June 22, 2017

 

XIR198475 Christ with the Peasants, c.1887-88 (oil on panel) by Uhde, Fritz von (1848-1911); 50x62 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le Christ chez les Paysans;); Giraudon; German, out of copyright

More from the Lutheran artist Fritz von Uhde, another variation on the theme of “Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest.”  Also note von Uhde’s common theme of Christ coming to ordinary, lowly folks.  This painting is titled “Christ and the Peasants.”

By Fritz von Uhde, 1887-1888, – 1. magnoliabox.com2. The Bridgeman Art Library, Object 198475, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33788904

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