Christ as Salvator Mundi

c. 1470

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a full-body depiction of a standing figure. The person is positioned facing forward with their head slightly tilted and both hands held in front of their chest. The facial features are defined with a prominent beard and long, wavy hair that reaches past the shoulders. The individual is wearing a long robe that drapes down to the feet, which are bare. The robe has intricate patterns and details on it. In one hand, the person holds an orb topped with a small cross, while the other hand is raised in a gesture. The background is decorated with detailed, floral or vine-like patterns and contains text in a Gothic style script along the borders.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in yellow and red

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.657

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 833

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.1
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 121, repro.

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 18.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q64953171

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