140 artworks found
Christ has been painted more often than any other figure in Western art, and almost never the same way twice. The pictures here run from the Nativity to the Resurrection, by painters who disagreed profoundly about what he looked like and agreed entirely about why it mattered.

Adoration of the Magi by Diego Velázquez - Framed Canvas
By: Diego Velázquez

Adoration of the Magi by Filippino Lippi - Framed Canvas
By: Filippino Lippi

Adoration of the Magi by Pedro Núñez del Valle - Framed Canvas
By: Pedro Núñez del Valle

Adoration of the Magi by Juan Bautista Maíno - Framed Canvas
By: Juan Bautista Maíno

Adoration of the Magi by Lorenzo Monaco - Framed Canvas
By: Lorenzo Monaco

Adoration of the Trinity by Albrecht Dürer - Framed Canvas
By: Albrecht Dürer

Agony in the Garden by El Greco - Framed Canvas
By: El Greco

Adoration of the Shepherds by Sebastiano Conca - Framed Canvas
By: Sebastiano Conca

Adoration of the Shepherds by Francisco Rizi - Framed Canvas
By: Francisco Rizi

Adoration of the Shepherds by Juan Bautista Maíno - Framed Canvas
By: Juan Bautista Maíno

Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerrit van Honthorst - Framed Canvas
By: Gerrit van Honthorst

Angel Holding the Body of Christ by Nikolaos Kallergis - Framed Canvas
By: Nikolaos Kallergis

Christ by Heinrich Hofmann - Framed Canvas
By: Heinrich Hofmann

Adoration of the Shepherds by Jacob Jordaens - Framed Canvas
By: Jacob Jordaens

Ascension of Christ by Benvenuto Tisi - Framed Canvas
By: Benvenuto Tisi

Christ Among the Doctors by Bernardino Luini - Framed Canvas
By: Bernardino Luini

The Adoration of the Shepherds by Corrado Giaquinto - Framed Canvas
By: Corrado Giaquinto

Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter by Giovanni Battista Pittoni - Framed Canvas
By: Giovanni Battista Pittoni

Ascensión del Señor by Antonio de Lanchares - Framed Canvas
By: Antonio de Lanchares

Christ Healing the Deaf Mute of Decapolis by Bartholomeus Breenbergh - Framed Canvas
By: Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Adoration of the Shepherds by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo - Framed Canvas
By: Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo

Christ Blessing by Giovanni Bellini - Framed Canvas
By: Giovanni Bellini

Angels Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Shepherds by Govert Flinck - Framed Canvas
By: Govert Flinck

Adoration of the Shepherds by Abraham Bloemaert - Framed Canvas
By: Abraham Bloemaert

Adoration of the Kings by Michael Damaskinos - Framed Canvas
By: Michael Damaskinos

Baptism of Christ by Antoine Coypel - Framed Canvas
By: Antoine Coypel

Christ Blessing the Children by Nicolaes Maes - Framed Canvas
By: Nicolaes Maes

Adoration of the Shepherds by Hugo van der Goes - Framed Canvas
By: Hugo van der Goes

Christ Healing the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Framed Canvas
By: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Adoration of the Shepherds by Domenichino - Framed Canvas
By: Domenichino

Adoration of the Kings (Monforte Altarpiece) by Hugo van der Goes - Framed Canvas
By: Hugo van der Goes

Christ Carrying the Cross by Sebastiano del Piombo - Framed Canvas
By: Sebastiano del Piombo

Christ Presents the Redeemed From Limbo to the Virgin by Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina - Framed Canvas
By: Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina

Christ Carrying the Cross by Boccaccio Boccaccino - Framed Canvas
By: Boccaccio Boccaccino

Burial of Christ by Carl Bloch - Framed Canvas
By: Carl Bloch

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother by Albrecht Altdorfer - Framed Canvas
By: Albrecht Altdorfer

Camino de Emaús by Lelio Orsi - Framed Canvas
By: Lelio Orsi

Christ Crowned with Thorns by Cima da Conegliano - Framed Canvas
By: Cima da Conegliano

Christ Washing St. Peter's Feet by Giovanni Agostino da Lodi - Framed Canvas
By: Giovanni Agostino da Lodi

Christ Crowned with Thorns by Hendrick ter Brugghen - Framed Canvas
By: Hendrick ter Brugghen

Christ and Samaritan Woman by Henryk Siemiradzki - Framed Canvas
By: Henryk Siemiradzki

Carrying of the Cross by Jacob Jordaens - Framed Canvas
By: Jacob Jordaens

Christ and Sinner by Henryk Siemiradzki - Framed Canvas
By: Henryk Siemiradzki

Christ Crucified by Diego Velázquez - Framed Canvas
By: Diego Velázquez

Christ Descending Into Limbo by Sebastiano del Piombo - Framed Canvas
By: Sebastiano del Piombo

Christ and the Samaritan Woman by Juan de Flandes - Matte Canvas
By: Juan de Flandes

Christ contemplated by the Christian Soul by Diego Velázquez - Framed Canvas
By: Diego Velázquez

Childhood of Christ by Gerrit van Honthorst - Framed Canvas
By: Gerrit van Honthorst

Christ driving the Traders from the Temple by Bernardo Cavallino - Framed Canvas
By: Bernardo Cavallino

Christ Embracing Saint John the Baptist by Guido Reni - Framed Canvas
By: Guido Reni

Christ as 'The Light of the World' by Paris Bordone - Framed Canvas
By: Paris Bordone

Christ Embracing St. Bernard from the Cross by Francesc Ribalta - Framed Canvas
By: Francesc Ribalta

Christ in Gethsemane by Heinrich Hofmann - Framed Canvas
By: Heinrich Hofmann

Christ between the Virgin and St John the Baptist by Jan Gossaert - Framed Canvas
By: Jan Gossaert

Christ in Glory by Antonio da Correggio - Framed Canvas
By: Antonio da Correggio

Christ blessing Saint John the Baptist by Moretto da Brescia - Framed Canvas
By: Moretto da Brescia

Christ in the Desert by Ivan Kramskoi - Framed Canvas
By: Ivan Kramskoi

Entombment of Christ by Annibale Carracci - Framed Canvas
By: Annibale Carracci

Descent from the Cross by Pedro Machuca - Framed Canvas
By: Pedro Machuca

Entry of Christ into Jerusalem by Lippo Memmi - Framed Canvas
By: Lippo Memmi

Christ in the House of His Parents by John Everett Millais - Framed Canvas
By: John Everett Millais

La Ascensión by Juan de Flandes - Framed Canvas
By: Juan de Flandes

Dives and Lazarus by Bonifazio Veronese - Framed Canvas
By: Bonifazio Veronese

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Johannes Vermeer - Framed Canvas
By: Johannes Vermeer

Lamentation by David Teniers the Younger - Framed Canvas
By: David Teniers the Younger

Domine, quo vadis? by Annibale Carracci - Matte Canvas
By: Annibale Carracci

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Henryk Siemiradzki - Framed Canvas
By: Henryk Siemiradzki

Doubting Thomas by Sebastián López de Arteaga - Framed Canvas
By: Sebastián López de Arteaga

Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Giovanni Battista Naldini - Framed Canvas
By: Giovanni Battista Naldini

Christ on the Cross with the Magdalen, the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist by Eustache Le Sueur - Framed Canvas
By: Eustache Le Sueur

Jesus Appearing to the Three Marys by Laurent de La Hyre - Framed Canvas
By: Laurent de La Hyre

Ecce Homo by Matthias Stom - Framed Canvas
By: Matthias Stom

Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection by Alexander Ivanov - Framed Canvas
By: Alexander Ivanov

Ecce Homo by Mihály Munkácsy - Framed Canvas
By: Mihály Munkácsy

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers by Édouard Manet - Framed Canvas
By: Édouard Manet

Friend of the Humble (Supper at Emmaus) by Léon Augustin Lhermitte - Framed Canvas
By: Léon Augustin Lhermitte

Ecce Homo by Philippe de Champaigne - Framed Canvas
By: Philippe de Champaigne

Crucifixion by Josse Lieferinxe - Framed Canvas
By: Josse Lieferinxe

Pietà by William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Framed Canvas
By: William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Gethsemane by Carl Bloch - Framed Canvas
By: Carl Bloch

Let the Little Children Come to Me by Rembrandt - Framed Canvas
By: Rembrandt

Resurrection of Christ by Workshop of Hans Memling - Framed Canvas
By: Workshop of Hans Memling

Resurrection of Christ by Raphael - Framed Canvas
By: Raphael

Maestà by Duccio di Buoninsegna - Framed Canvas
By: Duccio di Buoninsegna

Nativity at Night by Geertgen tot Sint Jans - Framed Canvas
By: Geertgen tot Sint Jans

Presentation in the Temple by Simon Vouet - Framed Canvas
By: Simon Vouet

Presentation of Child Jesus in the Temple to Simeon by Sébastien Bourdon - Framed Canvas
By: Sébastien Bourdon

Raising of Jairus' Daughter by Paolo Veronese - Framed Canvas
By: Paolo Veronese

Sacred Heart of Jesus by Charles Bosseron Chambers - Framed Canvas
By: Charles Bosseron Chambers

Saint Joseph and the Christ Child by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo - Framed Canvas
By: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

The Adoration of the Magi by Abraham Bloemaert - Framed Canvas
By: Abraham Bloemaert

The Agony in the Garden by Benvenuto Tisi - Framed Canvas
By: Benvenuto Tisi

Sermon on the Mount by Carl Bloch - Framed Canvas
By: Carl Bloch

The Agony in the Garden by Ambrogio Bergognone - Framed Canvas
By: Ambrogio Bergognone

Sermon on the Mount by Henrik Olrik - Framed Canvas
By: Henrik Olrik

The Baptism of Christ by Cornelis van Haarlem - Framed Canvas
By: Cornelis van Haarlem

The Blind Leading the Blind by Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Framed Canvas
By: Pieter Bruegel the Elder

St Peter Enthroned with Saints by Cima da Conegliano - Framed Canvas
By: Cima da Conegliano

Supper at Emmaus by Pontormo - Framed Canvas
By: Pontormo

Let the Children Come unto Me by Carl Bloch - Framed Canvas
By: Carl Bloch

Mysteries of Christ's Passion by Antonio Campi - Framed Canvas
By: Antonio Campi

The Calling of St Peter and St Andrew by Pietro da Cortona - Framed Canvas
By: Pietro da Cortona

Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio - Framed Canvas
By: Caravaggio

The Dead Christ with Angels by Édouard Manet - Matte Canvas
By: Édouard Manet

The Ascension by Johann Koerbecke - Framed Canvas
By: Johann Koerbecke

The Deposition by Bartolomeo Schedoni - Framed Canvas
By: Bartolomeo Schedoni

The Carrying of the Cross by Simone Martini - Framed Canvas
By: Simone Martini

Eucharist (The Seven Sacraments) by Nicolas Poussin - Framed Canvas
By: Nicolas Poussin

The Last Supper by Hans Holbein the Younger - Framed Canvas
By: Hans Holbein the Younger

The First Shall Be Last by James Tissot - Matte Canvas
By: James Tissot

The Disrobing of Christ by El Greco - Matte Canvas
By: El Greco

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Caravaggio - Framed Canvas
By: Caravaggio

The Nativity by Fra Diamante - Framed Canvas
By: Fra Diamante

The Marriage at Cana by Gerard David - Matte Canvas
By: Gerard David

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ by Pietro Novelli - Matte Canvas
By: Pietro Novelli

The Nativity by John Singleton Copley - Matte Canvas
By: John Singleton Copley

The Nativity by Federico Barocci - Matte Canvas
By: Federico Barocci

The Good Samaritan by Jacopo Bassano - Framed Canvas
By: Jacopo Bassano

The Nativity of Christ by Albrecht Altdorfer - Framed Canvas
By: Albrecht Altdorfer

The Road to Emmaus by Altobello Melone - Framed Canvas
By: Altobello Melone

The Last Judgment by Michelangelo - Framed Canvas
By: Michelangelo

The Holy Family by Juan Simón Gutiérrez - Framed Canvas
By: Juan Simón Gutiérrez

The Panciatichi Holy Family by Agnolo Bronzino - Framed Canvas
By: Agnolo Bronzino

The Sacred Heart by Pompeo Batoni - Framed Canvas
By: Pompeo Batoni

The Massacre of the Innocents by François-Joseph Navez - Framed Canvas
By: François-Joseph Navez

The Last Supper by Philippe de Champaigne - Framed Canvas
By: Philippe de Champaigne

The Last Supper by Carl Bloch - Framed Canvas
By: Carl Bloch

The Miraculous Haul of Fishes by Henry Ossawa Tanner - Matte Canvas
By: Henry Ossawa Tanner

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt - Framed Canvas
By: Rembrandt

The Raising of Lazarus by Jean Jouvenet - Framed Canvas
By: Jean Jouvenet

The Way to Calvary by Jacopo Bassano - Framed Canvas
By: Jacopo Bassano

The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio - Framed Canvas
By: Caravaggio

The prodigal son among courtesans by Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen - Framed Canvas
By: Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen

Transfiguration of Jesus by Raphael - Framed Canvas
By: Raphael

Virgin & Child Embracing by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato - Framed Canvas
By: Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato

Virgin Mary and Child Jesus by Roberto Ferruzzi - Framed Canvas
By: Roberto Ferruzzi

Última Cena by Juan de Juanes - Framed Canvas
By: Juan de Juanes

The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus in the Temple by Max Liebermann - Matte Canvas
By: Max Liebermann

Crucifixion and Scenes from the Life of Christ by Bernardino Luini - Matte Canvas
By: Bernardino Luini

The Dead Christ Supported by Mourning Angels by Liberale da Verona - Framed Canvas
By: Liberale da Verona
The earliest Christian painters had a problem the Greeks never faced: no one had described the face. What survives from the catacombs is a beardless young shepherd, closer to Apollo than to anything a modern viewer would recognise. The bearded, long-haired Christ familiar today hardens into convention in Byzantium around the sixth century, and the West inherited it — which is why a Caravaggio and a Fra Angelico, separated by two centuries and every possible difference of temperament, still paint recognisably the same man.
What changes instead is the distance. Byzantine and early medieval images hold Christ at arm's length: frontal, gold-ground, enthroned, meant to be approached rather than met. The shift begins in Italy in the fourteenth century, and by the time Caravaggio paints the supper at Emmaus the distance has collapsed entirely — the disciples are working men, the tablecloth is creased, and the moment of recognition happens at a table you could sit at.
The Passion carries the weight of the tradition, and it is where painters took the greatest risks. Rembrandt lights the storm on the Sea of Galilee so that the only calm thing in the picture is Christ asleep in the stern. Mantegna foreshortens the dead Christ feet-first, a decision so aggressive that it still looks modern. The subject was fixed; the argument about how to show it never closed.