Andalusian School; XIX century.

Andalusian School; XIX century.
"Salvator Mundi".
Oil on canvas. Relined.
Measurements. 64 x 50 cm; 77 x 72 cm (frame).
This oil painting, framed within the Spanish school, shows Christ as "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. It is characterized by presenting Christ raising his right hand as a sign of blessing, while holding with his left hand an orb symbolizing the universe, emphasizing the universal character of Christian doctrine and of Christ's redemptive act. As we see here, the most usual in this iconography is that Christ appears half-length in a strictly frontal position. Aesthetically the work bears some relation to the painting of the master Murillo.