Christ Carrying the Cross | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G7304.2
People: Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title: Christ Carrying the Cross
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Christ Bearing the Cross
Series/Book Title: The Passion of Christ
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1596-c. 1598
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/272746

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 20.1 × 13.4 cm (7 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate, lower edge toward right: HG [monogram]
inscription: in plate, on scroll atop cross: INRI
inscription: verso, graphite: eng. [?]
collector's mark: verso, purple stamp: J. PEOLI. [within an palette-shaped borderline; Juan Jorge Peoli (Lugt 2020)]
collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 7304.2 3/2

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: J. Peoli, (2020).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: New Hollstein 25, Hollstein 29, Bartsch 35, Filedt Kok 155.9, The Illustrated Bartsch 0301.35

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number: G7304.2
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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