# Christ Carrying the Cross

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BLES, Herri met de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil tempera on wood, 57 x 72 cm

## Commentary

In this composition the landscape fills the picture space and the events related to the Road to Calvary are integrated in this. The route begins at the town on the left - signifying Jerusalem - through a hilltop village, then the winding path leads to the place of crucifixion in the distant background.

## Related artworks

- [Christ&#39;s Calling to St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/christs-calling-to-st-peter-r31726f0fda4a1a>)
- [Elijah Ascending to Heaven in the Fiery Chariot](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/elijah-ascending-to-heaven-in-the-fiery-chariot-r97b5a0db4bec82>)
- [Extensive Coastal Landscape with the Calling of St Peter \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/extensive-coastal-landscape-with-the-calling-of-st-peter-detail-r0253ce33b7e2cf>)
- [Extensive Coastal Landscape with the Calling of St Peter \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/extensive-coastal-landscape-with-the-calling-of-st-peter-detail-r29952bd148fb08>)
- [Extensive Coastal Landscape with the Calling of St Peter \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/extensive-coastal-landscape-with-the-calling-of-st-peter-detail-r8da01b77a4d454>)
- [Extensive Coastal Landscape with the Calling of St Peter \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/extensive-coastal-landscape-with-the-calling-of-st-peter-detail-rd79ad3b5e44bcc>)
- [Extensive Coastal Landscape with the Calling of St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/extensive-coastal-landscape-with-the-calling-of-st-peter-rdeef5906213553>)
- [Fantastical Moonlit Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/fantastical-moonlit-landscape-rf4546940c1e5bd>)
- [Landscape with Christ and the Men of Emmaus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/landscape-with-christ-and-the-men-of-emmaus-r85c2c9475887f4>)
- [Landscape with the Banishment of Hagar](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/landscape-with-the-banishment-of-hagar-r6c85aa2e4b4be5>)
- [Landscape with the Flight into Egypt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/landscape-with-the-flight-into-egypt-re9866f0ee48f61>)
- [Landscape with the Repudiation of Hagar and Ishmael](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bles-herri-met-de-rae68ea454bc2be/landscape-with-the-repudiation-of-hagar-and-ishmael-re7d439714d3dbd>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)