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Christ Carrying the Cross
Christ Carrying the Cross
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Christ Carrying the Cross

by Flemish or British School (1)

Date: Possibly 16th Century

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Item details

  • Acquisition

    Cartwright Bequest, 1686

  • Accession number

    DPG432

  • Artist

    Anonymous Artist

  • Date

    Possibly 16th Century

  • Dimensions

    58.4 x 59.7 cm

  • Materials

    Oil on canvas

The composifion seems to derive from the 'Christ carrying the Cross' by Titian or Giorgione in the Scuola di San Rocco, Venice (H.E. Wethey, Titian, London, 1969, I, no.22), though the second soldier, in armour, is a grotesque caricature reminiscent of more Northern prototypes.

Christ Carrying the Cross

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