# Christ Blessing, Surrounded by a Donor Family \(central panel, detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, German]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil and gold on oak panel ## Commentary The city depicted in Christ's orb is Hamburg, shown in a topographically accurate view from the east. This view shows six churches appearing from left to right: \(1\) Sankt Katharinen, \(2\) Sankt Nikolai, \(3\) the Cathedral, \(4\) Sankt Jacobi, \(5\) Sankt Petri, and \(6\) Sankt Johannis. Although renovation and destruction in the past four centuries have greatly altered Hamburg's churchscape, the identification finds confirmation in contemporary depictions. ## Related artworks - [12 scenes from the Life of Christ]() - [A Bath-House]() - [A carpenter at work]() - [A Knight of the Rehlinger Family]() - [A Lady]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Altarpiece of the Seven Joys of Mary]() - [Altarpiece of the Seven Joys of Mary]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()