1475
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Christ as Salvator Mundi is a 1475 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a figure in bright red and blue robes, holding a golden orb in one hand and raising the other as if blessing. The background is plain, with no landscape—just the person standing against a faint greenish line. The colors are flat and bold, with no shading to show depth. The figure’s face is calm, with a simple crown on their head. The whole image looks like it was carved into wood, then colored by hand. This style comes from the Renaissance—look up how artists started using clearer shapes and colors then.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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