1475
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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 simple, flat figure holding two objects: a globe in one hand and a tall cross in the other. The figure has a halo, a beard, and is dressed in flowing robes with dotted patterns. The background is mostly empty, with just a few lines to suggest space. The style is very geometric, almost like a drawing cut into wood. This was a common way to make prints back then. Look up technique: woodcut to see how this kind of art was made.
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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