Christ Blessing

Alvise Vivarini

Download hi-res image TITLE Christ Blessing
AUTHOR Alvise Vivarini
DATE 1498
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 52 x 37
INVENTORY 300
ROOM VII
FIRMA ALVISIUS VIVARINUS/. DE MURIANO. PIN(XIT)/ MCCCCLXXXXVIII
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This painting was clearly painted for private devotion. The style represents a later, more advanced stage of Alvise Vivarini’s career. Behind the head of the Redeemer, you see light strokes, which create a kind of halo that characterises the face of Christ.