Christus zegent de kinderen
Benjamin West
1776 - 1781
Medium
paper
Dimensions
227; 136
About this artwork
height 136 mm x width 227 mm
About the Artist
Benjamin West · 1738–1820
Benjamin West, born on October 10, 1738, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, emerged as one of the most influential painters of his era despite being entirely self-taught. Growing up in a Quaker family in colonial America, West displayed prodigious talent from childhood, creating portraits and religious scenes with materials gifted by local patrons. By his late teens, he had garnered enough support to t...