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The Carrying of the Cross
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The Carrying of the Cross

Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg · 1606 · engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Christ Carrying the Cross, with Simon of Cyrene helping him; soldiers scourge and mock Christ, followed by Mary; on the left one of the other criminals, bound and led to Golgotha; in the background landscape, the three crosses; below the image a reference to the biblical text in Isaiah 53 in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printjuridical examplesexemplary judges'Gerechtigkeitsbilder'
Credit lineKruisdraging. 1606. Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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