Bearing of the Cross, (Entombment Destroyed), 1501

Title

Bearing of the Cross, (Entombment Destroyed)

Painter

• Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar

Inside of the Outer Wings, Passion of Christ (High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church)

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on spruce wood

Material

• spruce wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• force
• Jesus Christ
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Mary
• Simon of Cyrene
• woman
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• John the Evangelist
• Simon of Cyrene

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,31-32
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,20-21
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,26-31
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,16-17

Primary

• 73D41 carrying of the cross: Christ bearing the cross, alone or with the help of others (e.g. Simon the Cyrenian)
• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11F2 Mary (without the Christ-child)

Secondary

• 25I1461 city-gate