Christ Carrying the Cross

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Christ Carrying the Cross

Creator

Marco d' Oggiono

Italian Artist · 1467–1524

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From lessons learned in Leonardo da Vinci's studio, Marco d'Oggiono forged an extremely successful artistic career. Absorbing both the techniques and themes of Italy's preeminent Renaissance painter, d'Oggiono appealed to a broad public desiring fashionable "Leonardesque" work. The son of a successful goldsmith, d'Oggiono was probably born in Milan between 1465 and 1470. Little is known of his you

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Date
about 1495–1500
Medium
Oil on panel
Culture
Italian
Department
Paintings
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
4689c1e7-2a94-43cb-8484-2188c2c1556c

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Drops of blood are visible on Christ's brow as he carries the cross to his Crucifixion. The immediacy of this close-up image invites the viewer to contemplate the pain and meaning of Christ's sacrifice. Associated with Leonardo da Vinci, Marco d'Oggiono subtly manipulated light and shadow in this work to heighten the impression of Christ's patient submission to his fate. Images of Christ carrying the cross were extremely popular in northern Italy in the late 1400s. Oggiono made this painting and others like it for the purpose of private devotion.

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