The Carrying of the Cross (Vienna)
oil on panel (57 × 32 cm) — ca. 1500
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
This work is linked to John 19:17
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The two murderers have arrived on Golgotha while Jesus is on his way, pushed on by the crowd. A priest is taking confession of one the murderers - quite an anachronism.
This panel was once the left panel of a triptych. The rest probably showed scenes from the Passion as well.
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