Caption

Christ Carrying the Cross and St. Veronica, unknown Netherlandish painter, painting, Netherlandish religious painting depicting Veronica St. and the New Testament scene of Christ Carrying the Cross Gospel, 1st quarter of the 16th century; painting: height 62 cm, width 53 cm; with frame: height 74 cm, width 65 cm, thickness 7.5 cm., A scene shows a man in a dark gray robe bearing a large wooden cross, his head bowed and wearing a crown of thorns, surrounded by armored figures in ornate helmets and armor with gold, red, green, and black details; a kneeling woman in a patterned dress with white head covering and a red skirt reaches toward him holding a white cloth; behind them a warrior in red and gold armor gestures while other soldiers in muted colors and helmets press forward near a stone building; the landscape beyond features pale blue sky, rocky beige hills, and sparse green trees and shrubs, while the foreground includes earthy browns, green plants, and scattered pale stones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_298

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86.9Mb (5.8Mb) / 16.9in x 20.0in / 5061 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Christ Carrying Cross St Veronica unknown Netherlandish painter painting Netherlandish religious depicting Veronica St New Testament scene Cross Gospel 1st quarter 16th century height 62 cm width 53 cm frame 74 cm width 65 cm thickness 7.5 cm scene man dark gray robe bearing large wooden cross head bowed wearing crown thorns surrounded armored figures ornate helmets armor gold red green black details kneeling woman patterned dress white head covering red skirt reaches holding white cloth them warrior gestures soldiers muted colors helmets press forward near stone building landscape beyond features pale blue sky rocky beige hills sparse green trees shrubs foreground includes earthy browns green plants scattered pale stones.