17th century Toledo school.
"Christ Salvator Mundi".
Oil on canvas. Re-drawn, with bands.
It presents restorations.
Measurements: 63 x 48 cm; 85 x 69 x 5 cm (frame).
Devotional painting with the theme of the "Salvator Mundi", an iconography that represents the Christological concept of Jesus Christ as universal saviour, in relation to his role as judge in the Final Judgement and to his character of Redeemer. We see Christ raising his right hand in blessing, while holding with his left an orb symbolising the universe, crowned by a cross, emphasising the universal character of Christian doctrine and of Christ's redemptive act. It is more usual in this iconography for Christ to appear half-length in a strictly frontal position, reflecting the traditional hieratic nature of this theme of Byzantine heritage, but here the artist offers us a slightly tilted image.