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Christ with the Cross  1596

by El Greco

Christ holding the cross was a motif that El Greco derived from the narrative of Christ’s Passion, creating an isolated image that seems to have been extremely popular with his clients to judge from the number of known autograph versions and copies. As Wethey noted, the artist transformed a narrative episode into a devotional one, presenting a moment from Christ’s sacrific...
Size: 
66 x 52.5 cm
Medium: 
Oil on Canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons