Studies for a Christ Carrying the Cross

in the style of Ercole de' Roberti (circa 1455 - 1496)

British Museum

On the left a soldier is carrying the Cross over his shoulder. On the right, two other soldiers are dragging the body of the Saviour, who does not appear in the drawing. Study for the predella picture, at Dresden, of Christ carrying the cross.

• Medium: pen & brown ink on yellow paper
• Dimensions: 15 x 21 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1946
• Vendor: Frere Cholmeley

Provenance

From the Phillipps Fenwick Collection.

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