Early 19th-Century Central European School, Christ The Saviour rural he worked under the eminent

he worked under the eminent academic painter

he found himself studying at the South Kensington art school where a tight regimen furthered his attention to detail

A rich 19th-century still life depicting an assortment of grapes with leaves

a young woman is seated at a writing desk before a window

a river draws the eye and carries our attention out towards the middle ground

Early 19th-Century Central European School, Christ The Saviour rural he worked under the eminentThis early 19th century central European oil painting depicts Christ The Saviour standing atop an orb and carrying a cross over his left shoulder. An unusual composition, Christs rather striking posture is perhaps more Saturday Night Fever than it is sacramental. However, the iconography is archaic and derived ultimately from New Testament illustrations dating to the Middle Ages. Depictions of orbs are usually symbolic of the universe, while the cross