1509
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ Bearing the Cross is a 1509 ink by Lucas Cranach the Elder, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a chaotic crowd carrying a heavy wooden cross. Jesus stumbles under its weight, surrounded by rough-hewn faces and twisted bodies. The background is packed with jagged trees and a crumbling building, all drawn in sharp, dark lines. Notice how the artist uses simple shapes and bold outlines to show emotion—no soft edges here. The scene feels urgent, almost frantic. If you like this style, look up woodcut to see how artists carved images into wood before printing.
Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving.
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