Rijksmuseum

Hand mirror with Christ as the Good Shepherd

Date: c. 1640 - c. 1660
Medium: copper (metal), gold (metal), silver (metal)
Institution: Rijksmuseum

The colourful enamel on this copper hand mirror represents Christ as the Good Shepherd. He protects his flock, which stands for the Christian community, by slaying a wolf. The meaning of the Latin inscription below the scene is ‘take care of my sheep’ and was Christ’s call to his apostles to continue his work.

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