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Title

Christ bearing the cross

painter

Flandes, Juan de (Posible procedencia de los Países Bajos, ca. 1465 - Palencia, ca. 1519)

Generic classification
Painting
Object
Painting
Date
ca. 1500
Century
Late 15th c. / Early 16th c.
Cultural context / style
Flemish painting
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches
Material
Panel
Technique
Oil Painting
Iconography / Theme
Cristo con la cruz a cuestas
Provenance
Isabella I of Castile (Segovia, Spain)
Current location
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Viena, Austria)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
6269
Object history

Listed as 'As He Carries the Cross' in the 1505 estate sale of Isabella I of Castile’s possessions in Toro, it was acquired along with nine other panels by Francisca Enríquez, Marchioness of Denia. By 1913, it was in the possession of Oskar Berl, who donated it to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Description

This painting is part of the Polyptych of Isabella I of Castile, which originally comprised forty-seven small panels. It depicts the moment when Christ must carry the cross on the way to Calvary. He wears the crown of thorns on his head and is led to Golgotha by a group of Roman soldiers. On the right, a figure is shown helping Jesus carry the cross: Simon of Cyrene. The Flemish training of Juan de Flandes is evident both in the meticulous detail of the faces and in the landscape.

Locations
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Record manager
Miguel Ángel Zalama
Citation:

Miguel Ángel Zalama, "Christ bearing the cross" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/24

DOI
Christ bearing the cross

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Viena. Public Domain


Photography: Museo de Historia del Arte de Viena.

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Viena. Public Domain

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Photography: Museo de Historia del Arte de Viena.

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