Understanding History Through Art History Essay Paper

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Part 1
The article is about Salvator Mundi art by Han Memling. The paper will include a discussion of the art piece in terms of its appearance and meaning. It will also give a chronological and thematic description of its development. The article will also discuss its significance. The information will be obtained from the below listed sources:
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"A New Memling! | Flemish Primitives". Vlaamseprimitieven.Vlaamsekunstcollectie.Be, 2020, http://vlaamseprimitieven.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/en/news/a-new-memling.
Metmuseum.Org, 2020, /art/collection/search/437061?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=christ+blessings&offset=60&rpp=20&pos=74.
"Hans Memling - Salvator Mundi (1475–99) - Greatarcana". Greatarcana, 2020, https://greatarcana.com/hans-memling-salvator-mundi-1475-99/.
"Salvator Mundi By Leonardo Da Vinci". Leonardodavinci.Net, 2020, /salvator-mundi.jsp.
Part 2
Understanding History through Art
Salvator Mundi is a depiction of Christ, the savior of the world. It's a front face depiction of Christ holding a globe while the right hand is raised in a position to show blessings. The globe is symbolic of the earth. The art, therefore, is a representation of Christ's blessing to the world, which indicates the final destiny of humanity or the end of the earth. The art is dated between 1480 and 1485 and was created in one of the workshops of Han Memling. The art is a circular format of 27.3 centimeters with the painted surface occupying 20.3 cm (Metmuseum.Org). Due to its circular shape, it makes it appropriate and quite easy to be hanged above the bed. It's a formal presentation of the actual image of Christ that is created on a landscape that seems familiar. As a result, art creates a physical representation of a living being. Upon looking at it, the devotee develops a feeling of being blessed by the right hand while the left hand is holding a world representation that has a cross on top.
The appearance of Christ in this art is developed from his representation as he carried the cross to Calvary. The image was in a cloth that wiped his face as he labored with the cross to his crucifixion. The face was cleaned by a legendary saint referred to as Veronica. It’s also obtained from a manuscript describing a procession in Rome. The parade was described by a monk of the Abbey of Saint Albans by the name Matthew Paris. The document describes Christ's hair, and the nature of his face, which is smooth, has no blemishes and with a short beard. From the two instances, Han Memling established christ’s appearance as having a passive expression in a shoulder-length view of the figure represented in a frame like a portrait(Metmuseum.Org). The structure was supported by a single plank of oak that was aligned horizontally. The panel was prepared with a white ground and also had an underdrawing that appears to be of a medium liquid pen. The ...