Sentence examples for christ blesses from inspiring English sources

In an exorcism, the exorcist invokes the name of Christ, blesses the person who is possessed, recites biblical passages and commands the evil spirit to leave.

The Virgin Mary sits on the lap of her mother St Anne, while Christ blesses his little cousin St John the Baptist.

A small panel by Hans Memling, "Christ Blessing," soared to a world record $4.11 million.

Memling's "Christ Blessing," a panel painted on gold ground depicting Jesus, bust length, his right hand raised in blessing, brought $4.1 million.

Highlights include David's study for "The Oath of the Tennis Court," Blake's "Christ Blessing," Ingres's "Odalisque With a Slave" and Whistler's "Nocturne in Blue and Silver".

The panel, "Christ Blessing," arrived at Sotheby's from an undisclosed Boston family that has owned it for about 150 years but never knew for sure who painted it.

Before his return to Dordrecht in 1654, Maes painted a few Rembrandtesque genre pictures as well as a biblical scene with life-size figures in deep glowing colours (Christ Blessing the Children, 1652 53; originally attributed to Rembrandt).

The frontal pose of the Christ blessing in this series suggests a medieval Byzantine figure, although the colour and brushwork are El Greco's personal handling of Venetian technique.

1) offers paintings and sculpture in a wide range of styles, from the austere (and yet touching) formalism of Hans Memling's "Christ Blessing" (1430) to the rollicking exuberance of Pieter Brueghel the Younger's streetscape "Seven Acts of Mercy" and the hazy luminosity of Turner's watercolor "View of Heidelberg with a Rainbow" (1840).

The Norton Simon Museum plays Scrooge with 'Christ Blessing' work.

Upon approaching, "Christ Blessing," I was struck by its immense emotional subtlety.