Christ Carrying the Cross

Aegidius Sadeler II Netherlandish
 After Hans von Aachen German
 After Joris Hoefnagel Netherlandish

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This engraving is one of 13 plates from the series, Salus generis humani (Salvation of Mankind), engraved by the Netherlandish printmaker Aegidius Sadeler. Made in 1590, the engravings feature scenes from the Life of Christ after designs by Hans von Aachen. The central compositions are surrounded by emblematic borders, whose designs originate from illuminations in the missal (Missale romanum) made by Joris Hoefnagel in 1581–90 for Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, now in the Austrian National Library in Vienna.

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