This is the 15th century artwork The Blood of the Redeemer by Giovanni Bellini. It is tempera on panel, measures 19 inches by 13.5 inches and is found in the National Gallery in London.
There are many interesting features to this painting. First, Christ's appearance is very youthful, bringing to mind the theology of Jesus being the "new Adam". This might well be something like how Adam looked before the Fall in the Garden of Eden.
Also, I found my eye drawn to the two trees on top of the distant mountain. Upon researching, I discovered that these trees are interpreted as the Tree of Life and the Tree of Death, which fits with the "new Adam" perspective.
And on the left there is a path leading to a church or should I say to the Church. In short, there is much to see and reflect on in this painting, which some believe might have originally been the cover to a tabernacle.
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