Christian’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Three Figures in a Forest
Christian Rohlfs German, 1849-1938

Poinsettias
Christian Rohlfs German, 1849-1938

Portrait of Christian Rohlfs
Conrad Felixmüller German, 1897-1977

Hall Chair
Charles Rohlfs (American, 1853–1936) Buffalo, New York

White Crucifixion
Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985

Detective
Christian Boltanski French, 1944-2021

The Creation of Adam
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian, 1609-1664

The Crucifixion
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)

Earthly Paradise
Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741) Workshop of Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741)

The Resurrection
Cecco del Caravaggio (Francesco Boneri; Italian, 1588/90–after 1620)

Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion
Jacques de Baerze (Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399) Melchior Broederlam (Netherlandish, about 1355–about 1411)

Christ Entering Jerusalem
Richard Scheibe German, 1879-1964

Head of an Apostle
French; Paris

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis
Giovanni Baglione (Italian, 1566–1643)

Portrait of the Katchef Dahouth, Christian Mameluke
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824)

Tobias and the Angel
Jean Charles Cazin (French, 1841–1901)

Triptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ
German; Cologne

The Assumption of the Virgin
El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614)