Jheronimus Bosch ca. 1450 – 1516

The Carrying of the Cross (Escorial)

oil on panel (150 × 94 cm) — ca. 1498 Monastery of El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial Share on Twitter

Jheronimus Bosch biography

This work is linked to John 19:17

It is not entirely clear if Bosch painted The Carrying of the Cross himself. In line with other work from his studio is the angle at which the faces are held - the caricatures in profile, the rest turned halfway to the viewer.

Bosch made at least two more paintings on this subject: one is in Vienna, the other in Gent.

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