{"product_id":"christ-blessing-ngal229","title":"Christ Blessing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eBenedetto Diana (Italian, Active 1482, died 1525)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e30\" x 23 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(Probably about 1510-20) \"Immediately identifiable by his long hair, beard and gesture of blessing, this kind of small close-up ‘portrait’ of Christ was hugely popular as an object of private devotion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Such portraits were produced in a number of painters' workshops both north and south of the Alps.\n\nThis way of showing Christ was immediately derived from Netherlandish painting, but ultimately harks back to miraculous images of the Holy Face, such as the veil of Saint Veronica and the Mandylion of Edessa. In the Renaissance these were thought not to have been made by human hands and so were seen as the ultimate truthful likenesses of God incarnate.\n\nDiana has painted Christ’s left hand resting on the parapet’s edge and his right arm reaching over it, making us feel that Christ shares our space – and making him more immediately accessible to the Renaissance worshipper.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/benedetto-diana-christ-blessing\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - Christ Blessing\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benedetto Diana","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509429670131,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (30\" x 23 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509429702899,"sku":null,"price":1256.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (20 3\/8\" x 15 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509429735667,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (24 7\/8\" x 19 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509429768435,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (30 1\/2\" x 23 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509429801203,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (39 3\/8\" x 30 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509429833971,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (47 1\/4\" x 36 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509429866739,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (55 5\/8\" x 43 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509429899507,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (66 3\/4\" x 51 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509429932275,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/ChristBlessing2.jpg?v=1788658491","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/christ-blessing-ngal229","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}