Bearing of the Cross, ca. 1470 – 1500

Title

Bearing of the Cross

Draughtsman

• Master of the Hersbruck High Altar workshop

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Franconian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• tracing
• workshop copy
• copy after a painting

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten mittig (von fremder Hand, mit der Feder in Schwarzbraun): ll 1540; verso bezeichnet (mit der Feder): 304
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Dreiberg mit Kreuz
• Dreiberg mit Kreuz

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Simon of Cyrene
• Gestas
• Dismas (saint)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,26-28

Primary

• 73D411 Christ collapsing ~ carrying of the cross

Secondary

• 73D82(CROWN OF THORNS) crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion
• 44G312 prisoner; in fetters
• 44G33 torture
• 45K144 gate ~ fortified city

Historic Attribution

• Master of the Hersbruck High Altar draughtsman