… that which exists perpetually…

Saint Christopher

“Saint Christopher carrying the Infant Christ” by The Master of the Female Half-Lengths; produced c. 1540. National Gallery, London: visited on July 16, 2025.

 

Panoramic Northern Renaissance scene where St Christopher’s bright cloak anchors a calm world‑landscape; gentle, detailed ships, town, and hermit turn his river crossing into a quiet image of travel, burden, and protection.