1536
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ Falling under the Cross is a 1536 chalk by Francesco Salviati, a Renaissance work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows Jesus stumbling under the weight of the cross. A guard pulls him forward. Three women watch in the background. The drawing uses white gouache for light on his robe and skin. Salviati worked fast with ink and chalk. He left some lines rough, like quick notes. The wash adds depth to the scene. Find more like this at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Francesco Salviati or Francesco de' Rossi (1510 – 11 November 1563) was an Italian Mannerist painter who lived and worked in Florence, with periods in Bologna and Venice, ending with a long period in Rome, where he died.
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