Art, literature & history
Christ the Redeemer (Salvator Mundi)
c. 1490–1500
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.3 x 14.3 cm (8 x 5 5/8 in.); Sheet: 20.3 x 14.3 cm (8 x 5 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1949.563
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Israhel van Meckenem. Christ the Redeemer (Salvator Mundi). The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
Christ the Redeemer (Salvator Mundi) — Israhel van Meckenem. c. 1490–1500.
Medium: engraving. Dimensions: Image: 20.3 x 14.3 cm (8 x 5 5/8 in.); Sheet: 20.3 x 14.3 cm (8 x 5 5/8 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Trained as a goldsmith, Meckenem displayed the decorative potential of his art by engraving a glimmering burst of sword-like rays around Christ’s head and a variety of patterns on Christ’s robe, his jeweled sash, and the tapestries draping the gothic pulpit. The presentation of Christ within ecclesiastic architecture symbolically connects Christ’s authority as Salvator Mundi—Savior of the World—with the Church.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.