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The Carrying of the Cross
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The Carrying of the Cross

Johann Sadeler (I) · 1587 - 1589 · engraving; paper

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

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Christ falls with the cross on the way to Golgotha. He receives blows from a soldier. Simon of Cyrene helps him with the cross. In the background, John and Mary. The print has a Latin Bible quotation as an inscription and is the ninth print of a fifteen-part series on the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary.

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Credit lineKruisdraging. 1587 - 1589. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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