The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 9, 2026

A vertically oriented oil painting depicts Christ, a man with light skin tone, long dark hair, and a beard. Facing us with eyes downcast and mouth slightly open, a thin golden halo encircles his head. He wears a white tunic under a dark cloak, resting his right hand on his chest. He emerges from a background of dark blue and green brushwork, with a signature in the upper left corner.

Christ

c. 1905

Gari Melchers

(American, 1860–1932)
America
oil on canvas
Unframed: 72 x 59.3 cm (28 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection 1938.39
Location: Not on view
  • [possibly J. H. Wade, Cleveland]; Mrs. Henry A. Everett.
  • Francis, Henry. "The Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 25, no. 6, pt. 2 (June 1938): 124-131 Reproduced: p. 127; Mentioned: p. 129 www.jstor.org
    Emmanuel. Cleveland: Priest's Eucharistic League, etc., March/April 2014. Reproduced: cover.
  • Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
    Cleveland, OH, Alhambra Theater (1912); part of "Conceptions of Christ" exhibition that traveled to major US cities.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1938.39