Christ Carrying the Cross

Quinten Massijs (I), c. 1510 - c. 1515

Here Massijs, a leading artist in early 16th-century Antwerp, paints an intense picture of Jesus’s suffering. Jesus appears close to the foreground, connecting almost tangibly with the viewer: bloodied and bowed under the weight of the cross. This penetrating depiction helped worshippers empathise with Jesus’s pain.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4048
  • Dimensionsheight 83 cm x width 59 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel