Christ Carrying the Cross
1606
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1606
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ Carrying the Cross is a 1606 ink by Willem van Swanenburgh, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows Christ kneeling under a heavy wooden cross. Dark, jagged lines fill the background. Two tormentors push him forward. People in the 1600s used prints like this to spread religious stories quickly. Swanenburgh carved fine lines into metal, then inked the plate to make the image. Want to see how he did it? Look up engraving and cross-hatching.
Willem van Swanenburgh (1607–1607) was an artist.
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