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Source Description
The bust-length Christ appears in a three-quarter view with his hand slightly raised, as if he is about to turn and offer the viewer a gesture of blessing. The parapet in the foreground is a motif derived from Netherlandish portaiture. "Portraits” of Christ, such as this, became popular in the northern Italy in the early 16th century. They were usually intended for domestic interiors, where they served as the focus for daily prayer and allowed the figure of Christ to keep a watchful eye over the household. This example, attributed to Giovanni Speranza, is derived from a painting now at the Galleria Sabauda, Turin, by Speranza’s teacher, Bartolomeo Montagna (ca. 1450-1523). For a work by Montagna at the Walters, see 37.1036.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
18057
label
Christ as the Savior
core
obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
18057
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Christ as the Savior
description
The bust-length Christ appears in a three-quarter view with his hand slightly raised, as if he is about to turn and offer the viewer a gesture of blessing. The parapet in the foreground is a motif derived from Netherlandish portaiture. "Portraits” of Christ, such as this, became popular in the northern Italy in the early 16th century. They were usually intended for domestic interiors, where they served as the focus for daily prayer and allowed the figure of Christ to keep a watchful eye over the household. This example, attributed to Giovanni Speranza, is derived from a painting now at the Galleria Sabauda, Turin, by Speranza’s teacher, Bartolomeo Montagna (ca. 1450-1523). For a work by Montagna at the Walters, see 37.1036.
provenance
Bernard Berenson [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, ca. 1915 [mode of acquisition unknown] [through Berenson]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1510 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
59.6
height
45.1
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 23 7/16 x W: 17 3/4 x D: 13/16 in. (59.6 x 45.1 x 2 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on wood panel
creator_ids
3241
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REN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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4aebf0b0c216b8b8
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