St. Christopher, This panel depicts St. Christopher standing carrying a staff and holding the Christ child on his shoulders. He stands ankle deep in a river. As the legend goes, he was a very tall man and he used his height to help needy travelers cross a river. This scene depicts the moment when St. Christopher helps a child who reveals himself as Christ and marks St. Christopher's conversion to Christianity. St. Christopher goes on to convert thousands to Christianity and dies as a martyr., c. 1479-1480

 Item — Box: 261
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i0480

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St. Christopher, This panel depicts St. Christopher standing carrying a staff and holding the Christ child on his shoulders. He stands ankle deep in a river. As the legend goes, he was a very tall man and he used his height to help needy travelers cross a river. This scene depicts the moment when St. Christopher helps a child who reveals himself as Christ and marks St. Christopher's conversion to Christianity. St. Christopher goes on to convert thousands to Christianity and dies as a martyr.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0453.2; Public Notes: The accession number is 1955.793. This panel is the right exterior panel of Memling's triptych of the Rest on the Flight into Egypt. Since the triptych has been disassembled, the panels have been altered with the top of each panel being trimmed and strips of wood added to widen the sides.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1479-1480

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Religious subjects; Staffs; Jesus Christ; Saint Christopher; School: Flemish; Style period: Early Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 6.6; Image width (in.): 2.9in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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