Christ Carrying the Cross
pieterbruegheltheyounger
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possibly oil pastel
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handmade artwork painting
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oil painting
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acrylic on canvas
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underpainting
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naive art
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painting painterly
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watercolour illustration
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mixed medium
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watercolor
Pieter Brueghel the Younger's "Christ Carrying the Cross" depicts the biblical scene of Jesus Christ being led to his crucifixion. The painting is a detailed and crowded portrayal of the event, with many figures, including soldiers, onlookers, and mourners. The scene is set in a landscape with a city in the background and a dark, foreboding sky. It is a powerful and moving image of faith and suffering, characteristic of the Flemish Baroque period. This painting, housed in the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, Netherlands, is a testament to Brueghel's ability to capture the drama and emotion of a biblical story.
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