Christ Carrying the Cross
around 1605/07 | Orazio Lomi Gentileschi
When Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, “women ran behind, weeping and lamenting. And Jesus turned to them and spoke: You daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, weep for yourselves and your children.” Directly influenced by Caravaggio, Gentileschi painted this moving moment from the Passion with solemnity and pathos.
When Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, “women ran behind, weeping and lamenting. And Jesus turned to them and spoke: You daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, weep for yourselves and your children.” Directly influenced by Caravaggio, Gentileschi painted this moving moment from the Passion with solemnity and pathos.
Artist:
Orazio Lomi Gentileschi (1563 Pisa - 1639 London) DNB
Time:
around 1605/07
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
138,5 x 173 cm
Framed: 166 x 201 x 7,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 1553
Provenance
Coll. Cardinal Alessandro Albani, Rome