Christ Carrying the Cross

1425/1450

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows two figures, both depicted from the waist up. The person in the foreground is positioned slightly bent forward, holding a large yellow cross over their right shoulder. This individual has long, flowing hair tinted with brown and orange hues, partially covered by a green and yellow headdress. This person is dressed in a long gray robe. The second figure, slightly behind and to the left, stands upright and wears a red garment with a yellow belt or sash. This person has short brown hair. The background consists of a light tan-colored surface with a section of green at the bottom. The illustration is bordered by a rough black outline.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, green, yellow, tan, and orange

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.500

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 361


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 40, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 40.

Wikidata ID

Q64952935

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