Christ Carrying the Cross
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 7/8 in. (28.9 × 42.9 cm)
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, by exchange, 1935
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Subject Matter
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Bible Story Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the subject as Christ Bearing the Cross, and the image visibly depicts Christ carrying a large cross through a populated landscape.
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Deities and Holy Figures Both · 98%
Christ is named in the catalog and appears as the central sacred figure beneath the cross.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
Numerous human figures, including soldiers, attendants, mounted figures, and onlookers, occupy nearly the entire composition.
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Crowds Visual · 98%
A tightly packed procession of figures and animals creates a clearly crowded scene.
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Animals Both · 99%
Horses and dogs are clearly visible, and both are explicitly listed among the museum’s catalog subjects.
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Narrative Both · 97%
The title and subject listing identify a specific religious episode, while the image presents an unfolding action centered on Christ bearing the cross.
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 99%
Figures, animals, weapons, the cross, rocky terrain, and distant architecture are densely distributed across the horizontal sheet with little unused pictorial space.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 99%
Fine, controlled lines describe armor, costumes, facial features, horse tack, animals, rocks, foliage, and distant buildings throughout the image.
Medium and Techniques
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Etching/Engraving Metadata · 99%
The museum identifies the medium as engraving.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The museum classifies the work as a print and places it in the Department of Drawings and Prints.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work circa 1475–80, placing it in the fifteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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German Art Metadata · 95%
The artist display identifies Martin Schongauer as German.
Source & rights
Martin Schongauer. Christ Carrying the Cross. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.