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Christ Carrying the Cross c. 1612-15
Red chalk | 20.0 x 26.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 900790
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A drawing of Christ on the road to Calvary: with a man brandishing a whip over Christ who has fallen beneath the weight of the Cross, which is supported by a bearded figure. To the right a Roman soldier with a pike or spear pushes back a group of figures, including the Virgin. This is a composition study for the painting, The Way to Calvary, now in the J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The finished work differs in several respects from this study. Thus the figure of the Virgin on the right of the drawing is omitted in the painting, and the mounted soldier on the extreme left of the drawing appears in the painting on the right.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Francesco Raspantino; Carlo Maratti, after 1664; from whom purchased by Clement XI, 1703; by whom bequeathed to his nephew, Alessandro Albani, 1721; from whom purchased by George III, 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-20
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
20.0 x 26.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 790Alternative title(s)
The Way to Calvary