Date : approx. between 1512 and 1515
Material : Oil painting on wood
Acquisition : Layard Bequest (1916)
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Italian Painting
Painting (Thème religieux)
Area related
Italy
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The image of the Salvator Mundi (Savior of the world) was popular in Venice. The frontality of the pose is striking. Christ's gesture of blessing was changed by Antonello to make the hand more foreshortened. This demonstrates his skill and increases the drama. The change is now visible. Originally it would not have been.
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