Scenes from the life of Christ

Meuse Valley (Roermond?), c. 1435, oil on canvas on panel

Unfolding before us like a cartoon strip are eighteen scenes from the life of Christ. The painting thus becomes a visual résumé of Christian redemption: the salvation of mankind through the death and resurrection of God’s son. It begins at top left with the Annunciation and the Nativity and finishes at bottom right with the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1491
  • Dimensionsheight 110.1 cm x width 173.3 cm x height 33 cm x width 27.5 cm, weight 33.2 kg
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek op paneel