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Jan Sadeler, I

Carrying of the Cross, from Passion of Christ

1575/1600
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
16.5 × 11.5 cm (6.5 × 4.5 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Christ sinks, exhausted, to the ground during the forced march to his execution on Calvary. Saint Veronica kneels at the ready with a cloth to wipe his face during this brief respite from carrying his own cross. The resulting contact relic was said to create a kind of print with an impression of Christ’s countenance (also appearing in the title page of the series) that possessed healing powers.

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