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Mary and Christ as Salvator Mundi (front); Coat of Arms Paintings in Gray-Green Grisaille (back)
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About this work
The figures paraphrase Mary and God the Father from the Deesis group of the Ghent Altarpiece by the Van Eyck brothers. While costume details are partially taken word for word and even the facial type of Christ, except for the fuller hair, corresponds to that of the Ghent Altarpiece, the head of Mary with visible ear deviates and reveals knowledge of further Van Eyck depictions, such as the type of the Rolin Madonna or the Thyssen Diptych. The tiara of God the Father in Gent is replaced by the painter with...
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Credit lineMaria und Christus als Salvator Mundi (Vorderseiten); Wappenmalereien in graugrüner Grisaille (Rückseiten). 1490–1511. Französischer Meister. Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk des Bürgermeisters Felix Sarasin. Public domain.