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Description: | This depiction of Christ carrying the cross to Golgotha is based on the account in Matthew 27. 30-33. The man in green on the left, who helps Christ bear the weight of the cross, is Simon of Cyrene, while the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist follow the procession on the right. The unknown painter combined his knowledge of early German representations of the Passion, possibly acquired through prints, with an awareness of fifteenth-century Italian models. The use of a metal support, the highly finished technique and bright colouring help create the effect of an enamelled surface. | Subjects: | religion (Passion; Christ) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: German School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9031... | Go to resource |
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