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 Bible Art

Christ Carrying the Cross
Artist: Titian
 c. 1560    Painting

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The artwork depicts a powerful and emotive scene of Christ laboring under the weight of the cross he is carrying.

This painting is oil on canvas and measures 98 x 116 cm. It is housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Christ Carrying the Cross
Artist: El Greco
 1577 - 87    Painting

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During his long career in Spain, El Greco produced numerous paintings of Christ carrying the cross. The Lehman canvas, arguably his earliest version of the subject, is not a narrative scene: no other figures are represented and the setting is not recognizable. Instead, it is a devotional image of haunting immediacy and resonant with pathos. Christ's willing sacrifice for mankind is expressed through his gentle embrace of the cross and his heavenward gaze.

The painting is oil on canvas, measuring41 5/16 x 31 1/8 in. (105 x 79 cm) and can be seen at The Met Fifth Avenue.