Bearing of the Cross, ca. 1504 – 1507

Title

Bearing of the Cross

Draughtsman

• Albrecht Dürer workshop
• Hans Baldung Grien ?

Contractor, employer

• Frederick III (Elector of Saxony)
• John (Elector of Saxony) ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• white heightening
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• Franconian
• Upper Rhine

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• presentation design
• autonomous drawing?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (von fremder Hand, in Weiß): 52
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Strauss II.876.1505/18
• Panofsky 1948.II.61.479
• Winkler II.50.320

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Foto: U. Edelmann

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Veronica (saint)

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73D411 Christ collapsing ~ carrying of the cross
• 73D415 Christ meets Veronica, who has a cloth to wipe Christ's face

Secondary

• 73D412 Simon the Cyrenian compelled to help Christ to bear the cross
• 45K144 gate ~ fortified city
• 73D82(CROWN OF THORNS) crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion

Historic Attribution

• Albrecht Dürer draughtsman