BEZIEHUNG
im Künstler
im Museum
Segnender Christus
1465
London, National Gallery, Saal 55 (Inventar-Nr. NG673)
Ikonographie: Christus als Erlöser der Welt (Salvator mundi)
Christ Blessing
The image of the Salvator Mundi ('Saviour 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.
