Bearing of the Cross, 1823

Title

Bearing of the Cross

Draughtsman

• Carl Adalbert Hermann

Bundle

Deutsche Kunst in Rom im Jahr 1818, in Rom erworben und gesammelt von Baron Philipp Esaias von Schneider aus Frankfurt am Main

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert, datiert und bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): Oppoli-CHR-ensis. [CHR ligiert] / MDCCCXXIII.

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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
• Simon of Cyrene
• Mary

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

• 73D411 Christ collapsing ~ carrying of the cross
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life
• 46A7 crowd, mob
• 25I146(+1) city-walls (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)