Salvator Mundi
ca. 1505
Medium
Oil on linden
Dimensions
22 7/8 x 18 1/2in. (58.1 x 47cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession Number
32.100.64
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About this artwork
This oil on linden, created in ca. 1505, represents significant artistic achievement by Albrecht Dürer, a German artist. The piece demonstrates the technical capabilities and aesthetic conventions of German art during this historical period. Working in oil on linden, the artist employed materials and techniques characteristic of the era, creating visual effects that convey both subject matter and artistic vision. Museum collections preserve such works to ensure continued study and appreciation, ...
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...