The Carrying of the Cross

1747

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

This is a drawing of a group of figures carrying a large object under an archway. The scene is rendered in monochrome ink with energetic lines conveying movement and struggle. The dominant element is a large, cross-like structure being carried by several figures. The setting features architectural elements including archways and a statue or artwork on the right-hand side. The use of shading creates depth and emphasizes the physicality of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and gray-brown ink with gray-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Rudolf J. Heinemann and an Anonymous Donor

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 18.3 x 13.6 cm (7 3/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    support: 23.1 x 17.4 cm (9 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.66.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

[undeciphered]

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Domenico Tiepolo: Master Draftsman, Civici Musei e Gallerie di Storia ed Arte, Udine, 1996; Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, 1997, no. 7, as by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.

Inscriptions

center right in brown ink: Cesare[?]; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 5232 010

Wikidata ID

Q64572346

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