Page of Christ Carrying the Cross by TIZIANO Vecellio in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European paintings and sculptures (1100-1850)

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Christ Carrying the Cross
c. 1565
Oil on canvas, 98 x 116 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
In this painting, which is also known as Christ and the Cyrenian, Titian vividly conveys the intense, physical suffering experienced by Christ as he is bowed down by the weight of the cross. The beholder is encouraged to meditate on the physical realism of the scene and empathise with Christ.