Christ Carrying the Cross
Martin Schongauer · German
Date: ca. 1475–80
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 7/8 in. (28.9 × 42.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Bearing the Cross, Christ, Cross, Dogs, Horses, Soldiers
Purchase, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, by exchange, 1935
Met highlightDate range
1470 – 1485
Largest dimension
42.9 cm
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