# Christ Blessing, Surrounded by a Donor Family \(central panel\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, German]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil and gold on oak panel, 78 x 96 cm ## Commentary In this triptych a family of seven gathers closely around the central figure of Christ as Salvator Mundi. The table in the centre is strewn with cut flowers. Through the biblical verses inscribed overhead, the family engages in a dialogue with Christ on salvation and afterlife. On the central tablet affixed to the green canopy appear Jesus's words "Because I live, ye shall live also" \(John 14:19\). The four eldest family members respond with invocatory verses from the Book of Psalms on plaques hung from hooks on the rear wall. The city depicted in Christ's orb is Hamburg, shown in a topographically accurate view from the east. ## 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]()