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Christ Blessing
Benedetto Dianaprobably about 1510-20
The National Gallery, London
London, United Kingdom
The image of the 'Salvator Mundi' (Saviour of the World) was popular in Venice. Here Christ is shown raising his right hand in a gesture of blessing.
Although the signature painted on a cartellino attached to the parapet has been retouched, there is no reason to doubt its authenticity.
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Details
- Title: Christ Blessing
- Creator: Benedetto Diana
- Date Created: probably about 1510-20
- Physical Dimensions: 76.2 x 59.1 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on wood
- School: Italian (Venetian)
- More Info: Explore the National Gallery’s paintings online
- Inventory number: NG2725
- Artist Dates: active 1482; died 1525
- Artist Biography: His surname was really Rusconi, but Diana is used in the signatures on his paintings. He seems to have been trained in the tradition of Gentile Bellini.
- Acquisition Credit: Presented by Sir Claude Phillips in memory of his sister Eugénie, 1910
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