| Christ Triumphant over Sin and Death | |
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| Christ Triumphant over Death and Sin,Salvator Mundi | |
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| Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
| Year | circa 1618 |
| Medium | oil painting onpanel |
| Movement | Baroque painting Christian art Allegory |
| Subject | Jesus Christ triumphing overSin andDeath |
| Dimensions | 175 cm × 137 cm (69 in × 54 in)[1] |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts,Strasbourg |
| Accession | 1891 |
Christ Triumphant over Sin and Death, also known asChrist Triumphant over Death and Sin, or sometimes asSalvator Mundi, is a circa 1618oil painting by theFlemishBaroque artistPeter Paul Rubens. It is on display in theMusée des Beaux-Arts ofStrasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 235.[2]
The painting represents theallegoricalvictory ofChristianity overDeath (depicted as askull) andSin (depicted as asnake). It was formerly thought to have been painted around 1615, but more recent stylistic comparisons with similar Rubens works have indicated that it was more likely to have been painted slightly later, i.e. around 1618. The painting could have been commissioned for an altar in a private chapel; it was held in high esteem in the 18th century and is well document since 1745. It was bought for the museum byWilhelm von Bode in 1890 at a sale atChristie's, and entered the collections in 1891.[1][3]
Christ's head and right arm are painted in a smoother, softer texture than the rest of his body or indeed of the painting as a whole. While the work is accepted as a genuine Rubens, the customary participation of his workshop is not excluded.[2][1]
