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Christ Carrying the Cross (© Ashmolean Museum)
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© Ashmolean Museum

Christ Carrying the Cross

Artist: Bartolomeo Montagna (1450 - 1523)

Location: Ashmolean Museum

Date: 1450 - 1523

Materials: oil on panel

Dimensions: 28 x 21 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £1,200 (Total: £1,200)

Vendor: Colnaghi

Review number: 1780 (1955)

Provenance:
Anon, sale Christie's, 1933; Anon, sale Sotheby's, 1947; Anon, sale Christie's, 1951; Sir Thomas Barlow.

Description:
Formerly attributed to Cima, now attributed to Montegna by Berenson, Longhi, and Morassi, based in its similarity to other work by the same master, eg. the facial type of the Christ in the 'Ecce Homo' in the Louvre.

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