Salvator Mundi
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Salvator Mundi, Latin for Saviour of the World, is a subject in iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb (frequently surmounted by a cross), known as a globus cruciger. The latter symbolizes the Earth, and the whole composition has strong eschatological undertones.
The theme was made popular by Northern painters such as Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, and Albrecht Dürer. There are also several versions of the theme attributed to Titian, notably the one in the Hermitage Museum.
One painting of the subject, simply titled Salvator Mundi, was attributed or reattributed to Leonardo da Vinci in 2011. This painting disappeared from 1763 until 1900, when it was acquired from Sir Charles Robinson. It was at the time thought to be a work by Leonardo's follower, Bernardino Luini, and was purchased for the Doughty House in Richmond, London by Sir Francis Cook.[1] By this time Christ's face and hair had been extensively repainted. A photograph taken in 1912 records the work's altered appearance.[2] In 2017, this painting sold at auction for US$450,300,000, the highest price ever paid for a painting.[3]
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Arts
Salvator Mundi is represented as a central motif in artworks since the 15th century such as:
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Carlo Crivelli, salvatore, c. 1470, El Paso Museum of Art.jpg
Carlo Crivelli, Cristo benedicente (c. 1472)
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Polyptyque de la Vanité terrestre et de la Rédemption céleste-Hans Memling mg 9959.jpg
Hans Memling, Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation (detail) (c. 1485) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (also bearing attributes of a Christ in Majesty, such as the crown)
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Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi, c.1500, oil on walnut, 45.4 × 65.6 cm.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi (c. 1500)
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Salvator Mundi, c. 1500, Gerard David, Philadelphia Museum of Art.jpg
Gerard David, Salvator Mundi, c. 1500, Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Andrea Previtali, Salvator Mundi (1519), oil on poplar, 61.6 x 53 cm, National Gallery.jpg
Andrea Previtali, Salvator Mundi (1519), National Gallery
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Palma Salvator Mundi.jpg
Palma Vecchio, Salvator Mundi (c. 1520), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (depicted without the blessing hand)
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Titian, Salvator Mundi (Christ Blessing), c. 1570, oil on canvas, 96 x 80 cm, Hermitage Museum.jpg
Titian, Salvator Mundi (1570), Hermitage Museum
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Unknown artist, Salvator Mundi (third quarter of 16th century)
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Stained glass panel in the transept of St. John's Anglican Church, Ashfield, New South Wales
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References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Details on de Ganay's Salvator Mundi
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