Bearing of the Cross

Title

Bearing of the Cross

Draughtsman

• Pierre Subleyras

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Late Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• handmade paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• washing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for a painting?

Captions Added Later

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

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

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73D411 Christ collapsing ~ carrying of the cross

Secondary

• 11F the Virgin Mary