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St Christopher, 1850-1864. Creator: William Dyce.

St Christopher, 1850-1864. Creator: William Dyce.

3-080-023 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

St Christopher, 1850-1864. The popular story of St Christopher was based on a tale told in The Golden Legends, which relates how the future saint had been seeking the devil when he had to ford a river. A child asked if he would carry him across and whilst doing so, Christopher felt the weight of the child gradually increasing. The child then told Christopher that he was Christ and that therefore Christopher had been carrying the weight of the world upon his shoulders.

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People Information

Creator
  1. William Dyce, attributed to: British; Scottish: Artist, painter, theorist
Subject
  1. St Christopher: : Patron saint, martyr
  2. Jesus Christ: Judean: Prophet
People Related
  1. Jacobus de Voragine: Italian: Theologian, author, Bishop of Genoa, chronicler, writer, author
Medium
  1. Ink
  2. Pen
  3. Pen ink and wash on paper
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3760x4000
File Size : 44,063kb

Aliases

  1. ABDAG003230
  1. 686
  1. 1340000769
  1. 3-080-023
  1. 3080023
  1. ABDAG003230

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