The invention of the cross; three men lifting a cross from a trench; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Pinturicchio 1724 - 1769

"The Invention of the Cross" is an engraving by Nicolas Le Sueur after a drawing by Bernardino Pinturicchio. The print depicts three men lifting a cross from a trench, a scene from the biblical story of the invention of the True Cross. This engraving is from the series *Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat* (Collection of Prints After the Finest Paintings and Drawings in France, Crozat Cabinet), created by Nicolas Le Sueur from 1724 to 1769. The engraving, which features a light blue and brown color scheme, is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.