Christ as Salvator Mundi

Details

Circle of Gerard David (Oudewater 1440-1523 Bruges)
Christ as Salvator Mundi
oil on panel
56.2 x 44.1 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monaco, 19 June 1994, lot 600, where purchased by the present owner.

Offerto da

Kimberley Oldenburg

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Descrizione dettagliata lotto

This striking representation of Christ can be interpreted as the merging of the Salvator Mundi (the Saviour of the World) and the Vera Effigies. The frontal portrayal of Christ was established as early as the 13th century through a description contained in the so-called Letter of Lentulus and became standard in 15th century art. The composition derives from Quentin Massijs' (1466-1530) Salvator Mundi in the Royal Museum, Antwerp (inv.no. 241).

Altri da Old Masters, 19th Century and Impressionist Art

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