Salvator Mundi

This painting is a copy after Joos van Cleve’s 'Salvator Mundi', in the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris. In paintings of this subject, Christ raises his right hand in a gesture of blessing, whilst his left rests on an orb surmounted by a cross. The image of the Salvator Mundi was frequently depicted in the sixteenth century Netherlands, having been popularised by artists like Quentin Matsys.