Follower of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) - Salvator Mundi - NO RESERVE
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Salvator Mundi is a 16th-century oil painting on wooden panel from Italy, attributed to a follower of Leonardo da Vinci, and is sold framed.
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Artist: Follower of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Lombard School
Title: Salvator Mundi
Period: 16th
Medium: Oil on wooden panel
Format: Vertical composition
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Dimensions
– Painting size: approximately 38 × 28 cm
– Framed size: approximately 51 × 41 cm
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Description
This refined devotional painting depicts Christ as Salvator Mundi, presented frontally with his right hand raised in blessing and a terrestrial globe held in his left hand.
The composition belongs to the Lombard Leonardesque tradition developed around the artistic legacy of Leonardo da Vinci. The youthful physiognomy of Christ, frontal symmetry, long flowing hair, pronounced chiaroscuro, and the combination of red and blue-green drapery are characteristic of the visual vocabulary transmitted by Leonardo and subsequently interpreted by his followers.
Particularly distinctive is the representation of the globe as a dark terrestrial sphere with visible linear divisions. This feature relates the painting to a specific group of Lombard Salvator Mundi compositions associated with the Leonardesque environment.
The face is constructed with a broad youthful oval, high forehead, large almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small fleshy mouth and rounded chin. The blessing hand is strongly projected toward the viewer and modelled through contrasting highlights and reddish-brown shadows.
The work is attributed to a Follower of Leonardo da Vinci, indicating an artist working within the broader stylistic and compositional tradition established by Leonardo, without implying direct execution by Leonardo himself or his immediate workshop.
Photographic technical examination, including infrared, ultraviolet and microscopic images, reveals an aged and coherent painted surface with natural craquelure, localized restoration and an old wooden support. No major later alteration of the principal composition is apparent in the available infrared photographs.
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Signature
The painting is unsigned.
No inscription visible on the reverse has presently been identified as an artist's signature.
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Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
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Documentation
The painting has been documented through infrared photography, ultraviolet fluorescence photography, microscopic surface photography, detailed photographs of the painted surface and examination of the reverse of the wooden panel.
These images accompany the work and provide additional information regarding its technique, condition and material characteristics.
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Condition
The painting is in stable overall condition considering its apparent age.
It presents natural craquelure, surface wear, aged varnish and localized old restoration and retouching. The wooden panel also displays visible signs of age, including abrasion and historical insect activity on the reverse.
These characteristics are consistent with an old painting, although precise material dating would require laboratory analysis.
Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the condition description.
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Shipping
The painting is currently framed.
It will be carefully packed using professional protective materials and shipped with tracking and insurance.
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Additional information about Leonardo da Vinci and the Leonardesque tradition
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance. His activity in Milan had a profound impact on a generation of Lombard painters who adopted and developed his characteristic treatment of facial expression, chiaroscuro, anatomical modelling and devotional composition.
Artists working within this broader Leonardesque tradition produced numerous interpretations and variations of successful compositions associated with Leonardo, including representations of the Salvator Mundi.
Works attributed to followers of Leonardo are particularly valued for their connection with this important artistic environment and for the way in which they preserve and reinterpret the visual language developed around the master.
Artist: Follower of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Lombard School
Title: Salvator Mundi
Period: 16th
Medium: Oil on wooden panel
Format: Vertical composition
⸻
Dimensions
– Painting size: approximately 38 × 28 cm
– Framed size: approximately 51 × 41 cm
⸻
Description
This refined devotional painting depicts Christ as Salvator Mundi, presented frontally with his right hand raised in blessing and a terrestrial globe held in his left hand.
The composition belongs to the Lombard Leonardesque tradition developed around the artistic legacy of Leonardo da Vinci. The youthful physiognomy of Christ, frontal symmetry, long flowing hair, pronounced chiaroscuro, and the combination of red and blue-green drapery are characteristic of the visual vocabulary transmitted by Leonardo and subsequently interpreted by his followers.
Particularly distinctive is the representation of the globe as a dark terrestrial sphere with visible linear divisions. This feature relates the painting to a specific group of Lombard Salvator Mundi compositions associated with the Leonardesque environment.
The face is constructed with a broad youthful oval, high forehead, large almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small fleshy mouth and rounded chin. The blessing hand is strongly projected toward the viewer and modelled through contrasting highlights and reddish-brown shadows.
The work is attributed to a Follower of Leonardo da Vinci, indicating an artist working within the broader stylistic and compositional tradition established by Leonardo, without implying direct execution by Leonardo himself or his immediate workshop.
Photographic technical examination, including infrared, ultraviolet and microscopic images, reveals an aged and coherent painted surface with natural craquelure, localized restoration and an old wooden support. No major later alteration of the principal composition is apparent in the available infrared photographs.
⸻
Signature
The painting is unsigned.
No inscription visible on the reverse has presently been identified as an artist's signature.
⸻
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
⸻
Documentation
The painting has been documented through infrared photography, ultraviolet fluorescence photography, microscopic surface photography, detailed photographs of the painted surface and examination of the reverse of the wooden panel.
These images accompany the work and provide additional information regarding its technique, condition and material characteristics.
⸻
Condition
The painting is in stable overall condition considering its apparent age.
It presents natural craquelure, surface wear, aged varnish and localized old restoration and retouching. The wooden panel also displays visible signs of age, including abrasion and historical insect activity on the reverse.
These characteristics are consistent with an old painting, although precise material dating would require laboratory analysis.
Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of the condition description.
⸻
Shipping
The painting is currently framed.
It will be carefully packed using professional protective materials and shipped with tracking and insurance.
⸻
Additional information about Leonardo da Vinci and the Leonardesque tradition
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance. His activity in Milan had a profound impact on a generation of Lombard painters who adopted and developed his characteristic treatment of facial expression, chiaroscuro, anatomical modelling and devotional composition.
Artists working within this broader Leonardesque tradition produced numerous interpretations and variations of successful compositions associated with Leonardo, including representations of the Salvator Mundi.
Works attributed to followers of Leonardo are particularly valued for their connection with this important artistic environment and for the way in which they preserve and reinterpret the visual language developed around the master.
Details
Sold with frame
Yes
Artist
Follower of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
Title of artwork
Salvator Mundi - NO RESERVE
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Fair condition
Height
38 cm
Width
28 cm
Depiction/theme
Religion
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