Christ Carrying the Cross — Quinten Massijs

Quinten Massijs. Painted c. 1510 - c. 1515.

Here Massijs, a leading artist in early 16th-century Antwerp, paints an intense picture of Jesus’s suffering. Jesus appears close to the foreground, connecting almost tangibly with the viewer: bloodied and bowed under the weight of the cross. This penetrating depiction helped worshippers empathise with Jesus’s pain.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Christian art in the Netherlands, Middle Ages and Renaissance, Main building.

oil paint (paint), panel · Original size: 59 × 83 cm · De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

Print: 59 × 83 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200110493. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.