- Artist
- Hans Memling
- Year
- 1480–85
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Overall, with integral frame, diameter 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); painted surface 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Christ raises his hand in blessing, holding a crystal orb in the other, in a roundel of jewel-like precision. Hans Memling, the finest painter of Bruges in his generation, gave the subject an unearthly calm that made his devotional images prized across Europe.