Christ on the Road to Calvary, This painting depicts Christ carrying the cross on the road to Calvary. Christ stands in the center in the foreground of the composition. The crowd walks up a winding path to a hill topped with wooden crosses and skeletons scattered on the ground. The Virgin Mary weeps at the right of the composition., 1599

 Item — Box: 267
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i1385

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Christ on the Road to Calvary, This painting depicts Christ carrying the cross on the road to Calvary. Christ stands in the center in the foreground of the composition. The crowd walks up a winding path to a hill topped with wooden crosses and skeletons scattered on the ground. The Virgin Mary weeps at the right of the composition.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.1322; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Another version of this piece (dated 1602) may exist at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp.

Dates

  • Creation: 1599

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Subjects: horses; crowds; religious art; landscape; Jesus Christ; crosses; weapons; Calvary; School: Flemish; Style period: High Renaissance to Mannerism; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 7.6; Image width (in.): 10.1in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; curling; bent; faded; Print type: toned black and white; Support: panels (wood)

General

Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription author: artist; Inscription original text: SPQR; P. Bruegel 1599; Inscription original text language: Lat; Inscription original text type: signature; text; Inscription position: Written on flag; Lower left; Inscription translation text: The Senate and People of Rome; Inscription translation text language: English; Inscription translation text type: translation

Related Names

Source

  • Uffizi (Repository, Organization)

Digital Material

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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