The Way to Calvary
Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio, before 1534

This moving painting of Christ on his way to Calvary was rapidly executed with some figures more fully developed in thick daubs of impasto while others are left as scrawls. It depicts Christ on his knees, crushed beneath the weight of the giant cross he bears. One soldier stamps his bare foot while another brutally drags him forward. In the background, the Virgin has collapsed upon seeing her son so cruelly afflicted. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Way to Calvary, before 1534
Date supported
2003
Medium and material
Oil on walnut
Dimensions
75.3 x 59 cm
Grant
80000
Total cost
500000

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