Austrian school (XIX) - Gesù Bambino con Salvator Mundi. Herrgottswinkel

Rare Painting Under Glass – 'Baby Jesus with Salvator Mundi'
Production area: Buchers (South Bohemia)
Period: Late 18th – Early 19th century
Technique: Hinterglasmalerei (cold painting on glass)

Important example of Bohemian popular sacred art depicting Baby Jesus. The subject is portrayed in a three-quarter profile, wrapped in a vivid orange cloak and a dark green drape. With his hands, he holds the Cruciform Globe (Salvator Mundi), a symbol of his spiritual dominion over the world.
The figure is characterized by the facial features typical of the Buchers school: a diaphanous complexion, slightly blushed cheeks, large eyes, and brown curly hair rendered with bold graphic strokes. Around the head, the luminous rays of the halo are visible, painted with delicate golden/ochre brushstrokes.

The painting features the typical calligraphic inscription 'IESUS' at the lower margin, a distinctive element of the Bohemian workshops that produced devotional images for the markets of Central Europe.
Colorism: The palette is dominated by contrasts between earthy pigments and bright lacquers, applied to the back of the glass plate according to the complex inversion technique (details are painted first, with the background last).
Condition of preservation: The work is presented in its original ebony wood frame from the period. A transverse fracture line in the glass is noted, which does not compromise the readability of the subject.

Buchers' workshops were renowned for their glass quality and for a pictorial style that combined popular devotion with remarkable formal grace. These objects were often purchased during pilgrimages and kept in the 'corners of the Lord' (Herrgottswinkel) of farmhouses.

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