Christ Blessing, Surrounded by a Donor Family
The Met
Artist: German Painter(probably active Hamburg and Lower Saxony, 1560s–80s)
Date: ca. 1573–82
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil and gold on oak
Dimensions: Central panel 31 3/8 x 37 5/8 in. (79.7 x 95.6 cm); each wing 32 x 14 5/8 in. (81.3 x 37.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A triptych: central figure with raised hand and sphere, surrounded by figures, flanked by two portraits
Detailed Description
The artwork is a painted triptych, divided into three vertical panels, each framed in a decorative gold and gray border. The central panel features a man at the center, depicted from the torso upwards, with light brown hair and a beard, looking directly forward. He wears a light pink robe and raises his right hand with two fingers extended, while his left hand rests on a blue and green sphere topped with a golden cross. Behind him is a dark green drapery with a gold border, above which a banner reads "SALVATOR MVNDI SALVA NOS QVI PER CRVCEM ET SANGVINEM TVVM REDEMISTI NOS". To the central figure's left (viewer's right) are two men, one with a dark beard and fur collar, and a younger man with light hair. To the central figure's right (viewer's left) are two women, one with a white head covering and dark attire, and another woman with a white ruff. A small child's head is visible behind the central figure's left shoulder. On the table in front of the central figure are bread, fruit, flowers, and a small open book. The background of the central panel shows a dark room with two framed inscriptions on the walls. The left panel displays a man with a reddish-brown beard and short hair, wearing a dark garment with a prominent white and brown fur-lined collar. He holds a small, closed golden book in his hands. The background is a dark room with architectural details and a framed inscription on the wall. The right panel shows a woman with a pale complexion and a white, elaborate head covering. She wears a reddish-brown robe with a gold chain and a medallion, holding a white scroll in her hands. The background is similar to the other panels, featuring architectural details and a framed inscription.
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