Christ Taken by Soldiers (La Montée au Calvaire) — Claude Mellan | DiscoverArt

Christ Taken by Soldiers (La Montée au Calvaire)

1659

Engraving; second state of two

47 × 30.2 cm (18.5 × 11.9 in)

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