Christ falls with the cross on the way to Golgotha and Veronica offers a cloth to wash off his sweat (John 19:17-18). The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.
| Artist |
Adriaen Collaert
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | Christ Carrying the Cross, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi |
| Date | ca. 1598 - 1618 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Susceperunt autem Iesum et eduxerunt. Et baiulans sibi crucem, exivit in eum qui dicitur Calvariae locum. |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Ioan. 19. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: 45 | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: M. de Vos inventor. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Adrian. Collaert sculpsit. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Ioan.. Galle excud. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LZ-37 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-37 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11591/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D3121 'Vera Icon', held up by Veronica Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll Iconclass 11HH(VERONICA) Veronica; possible attributes: 'Sudarium' (veil with the image of Christ) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A233 kneeling figure Iconclass 31A2731 falling Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 44G321(STAKE) instruments of torture, execution or punishment: stake Iconclass 44G33 torture Iconclass 44G373 corporal punishment in public Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73D4 from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17) Iconclass 73D41 carrying of the cross: Christ bearing the cross, alone or with the help of others (e.g. Simon the Cyrenian) Iconclass 73D411 Christ collapsing ~ carrying of the cross Iconclass 73D413 Christ meets Mary, who sometimes swoons ('Lo Spasimo') ~ Christ carrying the cross Iconclass 73D415 Christ meets Veronica, who has a cloth to wipe Christ's face Iconclass 73D612 the cross(es) in the background Iconclass 73D82(CROSS) cross ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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