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

Identification

Title(s)
The Carrying of the Cross
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4048
Description
De kruisdraging. Christus draagt half geknield het kruis op zijn schouders. Grijnzende soldaten links en rechts trekken aan een touw dat om Christus' middel is gebonden. Achter Christus blaast een heraut op een bazuin waaraan een vaandel hangt met een dubbelkoppige adelaar. Rechts in de verte Golgotha.
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Creation

Creation
painter: Quinten Massijs (I), Antwerp
Dating
c. 1510 - c. 1515
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op paneel
Material
Dimensions
height 83 cm x width 59 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; sale, R.E.A. Wilson, London (Sotheby's), 25 July 1934, no 98, to the dealer P. & D. Colnaghi, London;{GRI, acc. no. 81780591, Colnaghi records, 1894-1959, picture stock books, fiche no. 18, inv. no. A1816.} from whom, fl. 6,000, to Isaäc de Bruijn (1872-1953), Spiez and Muri, near Bern, 1935;{Meijer 1961, p.65, no.11} donated to the museum by Isaäc de Bruijn and his wife, Johanna Geertruida de Bruijn-van der Leeuw (1877-1960), Spiez and Muri, near Bern, 1949, but kept in usufruct;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1961
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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