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Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1520–25
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 635

Christ appears isolated outside the walls of Jerusalem, stumbling and weighed down by the heavy burden of the cross. His elaborate pose reflects Gossart’s study of Roman sculpture. Intended for private meditation, this poignant depiction of the suffering Savior responds to popular devotional texts that advocated personal and empathetic contemplation focused on the individual events of Christ’s Passion.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Christ Carrying the Cross
  • Artist: Jan Gossart (called Mabuse) (Netherlandish, Maubeuge ca. 1478–1532 Antwerp (?))
  • Date: ca. 1520–25
  • Medium: Oil on oak
  • Dimensions: 9 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (25.1 × 19 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Honorable J. William Middendorf II, and Purchase, Walter and Leonore Annenberg and The Annenberg Foundation Gift, Director's Fund, Gift of George A. Hearn, by exchange, and Marquand and The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Funds, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.39
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Roundel with Nude Woman Supporting a Heraldic Shield, Jan Gossart (called Mabuse) Netherlandish, Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, South Netherlandish
Roundel with Nude Woman Supporting a Heraldic Shield
Style of Jan Gossart (called Mabuse)
ca. 1515–30
Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross, Master of Rimini, Alabaster, South Netherlandish
Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross
Follower of the Master of Rimini
ca. 1420–30
Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), Hans Memling Netherlandish, Oil on oak
Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456)
Hans Memling
ca. 1470
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna Italian, Tempera and gold on wood
Madonna and Child
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ca. 1290–1300
The Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of York, Jan Gossart (called Mabuse) Netherlandish, Etching and engraving on chine collé
The Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of York
Multiple artists/makers
February 15, 1826

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