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Giovanni Battista Della Rovere (1561-c. 1627)

Christ about to bear the Cross

RCIN 990228

Christ about to bear the Cross

Giovanni Battista Della Rovere (1561-c. 1627)

Christ about to bear the Cross

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A drawing of the bound Christ being pushed by mocking figures down a flight of steps towards a soldier and another figure who between them support the Cross. A second pair of figures on the right support another cross. An oval has been drawn within the boundaries of the rectangular sheet, encompassing the main areas of the composition. Inscribed, lower left.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Giovanni Battista Della Rovere (1561-c. 1627)
(artist)

Previously attributed to
Search the collection Giovanni Battista Ricci (1545-1620)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Jesus Christ
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Life of Christ
Passion of Christ
Christ Crucifixion
References

Other number(s)

RL O : Royal Library "O" Number Register – RL O0228

P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London – P&W 0862

B(M) : Blunt, A.F., 1971, 'Miscellaneous' in Schilling, E. The German Drawings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London and New York – B(M) 415

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