Spanish school; second half of the 17th century.

Spanish school; second half of the XVII century.
"Christ Salvator Mundi".
Oil on canvas. Relined.
Presents faults.
Measurements: 72 x 51 cm; 81 x 60 cm (frame).
Devotional painting with the theme of the "Salvator Mundi", an iconography that represents the Christological concept of Jesus Christ as universal savior, in relation to his role as judge in the Final Judgment and his character of Redeemer. We see Christ raising his right hand as a sign of blessing, while holding with his left hand an orb symbolizing the universe, crowned by a cross that emphasizes the universal character of Christian doctrine and the redemptive act of Christ. The most usual in this iconography is that Christ appears half-length in a strictly frontal position, reflecting the traditional hieratism of this theme of Byzantine heritage, but here the artist offers us a slightly tilted image.