Christ fills the panel, shown from the waist up against a luminous green background. He gazes outward, his head gently tilted and his long, wavy hair falling to his shoulders. His right hand is raised in blessing, with the first two fingers extended and the others folded down, while his left hand supports a transparent orb topped with a simple cross.

Christ’s face is softly modeled, with a pale complexion, a short beard, and finely painted eyebrows and lips. The folds of his blue robe are broad and angular, catching the light in sharp planes, while a rich red mantle sweeps across his left shoulder and arm. The brushwork is meticulous, especially in the hair, where individual strands are carefully defined, and in the drapery, where subtle tonal shifts describe the fabric’s volume.

The composition is symmetrical, with Christ’s upright figure dominating the space, the orb and blessing hand forming a diagonal that guides the viewer’s attention. Small details, such as the faint shadow under Christ’s chin and the reflection on the orb, add depth to the image. No secondary figures or objects appear in the composition, leaving Christ as the sole figure against the plain background.

In the upper corners and along the edges, the green paint thins and darkens, revealing subtle variations and brushstrokes near the border of the panel. Light falls most strongly from the upper left, illuminating Christ’s forehead, nose, and the raised fingers, while casting soft shadows beneath the hands and along the folds of the robe. The orb’s surface displays a swirl of muted pink, blue, and white, and the paint handling in the background is smoother and less detailed than the intricate treatment of the hair and drapery. Salvator Mundi was created by Albrecht Dürer around 1505 and is categorized as religious art.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists this work in its collection, crediting the Friedsam Collection as the source of the bequest in 1931. The museum’s record identifies the panel as dating from circa 1505 and attributes it to Albrecht Dürer.