Art Institute of Chicago
Carrying of the Cross, from Passion of Christ
Jan Sadeler, the Elder (Flemish, 1550-1600)
- Date
- 1575/1600
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Flanders
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Christ sinks, exhausted, to the ground during the forced march to his execution on Calvary. Saint Veronica kneels at the ready with a cloth to wipe his face during this brief respite from carrying his own cross. The resulting contact relic was said to create a kind of print with an impression of Christ’s countenance (also appearing in the title page of the series) that possessed healing powers.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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