A figure of Christ fills the canvas, shown from the waist up against a dark, undefined background. He faces forward, his long hair falling to his shoulders and a short beard framing his thin face. His right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing, with the first two fingers extended and the others folded, while his left hand rests on a transparent globe at the lower right.

A faint, glowing halo surrounds his head, its edges blurred into the brown and grey tones behind him. The drapery is painted in broad, swirling folds: a deep red robe covers his right arm and chest, while a pale blue mantle sweeps over his left shoulder and arm. Light falls directly on his face and hands, highlighting the pallor of his skin and the delicate modelling of his features.

The eyes are large and dark, gazing outward with an intense, solemn expression. The brushwork is energetic and visible, especially in the handling of the hair, beard, and fabric, where quick strokes and sharp contrasts of light and shadow create a sense of movement and immediacy. The composition is symmetrical, with Christ's head and blessing hand aligned along the vertical axis, and the globe balancing the lower right.

Small details, such as the pinkish tones in the fingertips and the subtle highlights on the globe, reveal the artist's attention to the effects of light on different surfaces. The colour scheme is dominated by the deep red of the robe, the cool blue of the mantle, and the muted browns and greys of the background, with flashes of white in the halo and the folds of cloth. Christ Blessing (‘the Saviour Of The World’) was painted by El Greco in 1600.