Spanish school; second half of the 16th century. "Jesus on the way to Calvary." Oil on panel. Cradled. It has openings in the table and repaints.

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  Spanish school; second half of the 16th century. "Jesus on the way to Calvary." Oil on panel. Cradled. It has openings in the table and repaints. Measures: 74 x 61 cm. Following northern Italian models. In this work the theme of Christ on the way to Calvary is captured as a single scene, without any narration that alludes to the path that Jesus has made, during Calvary. In this case the author only portrays the bust of Christ, and part of the Cross, which is resting on his shoulder, while it is held in his hands. The attention of the scene is completely focused on the foreground, since everything else is veiled by a completely dark background, so the viewer can only perceive the body bent under the weight of the cross. The scene has other attributes of the Passion, such as the crown of thorns, from which numerous drops of blood come out, and the rope still hanging from his neck. In spite of the evident traces of torture and the expressiveness of the blood sliding down his face, Christ's gesture does not indicate suffering, he simply keeps his mouth half open, as well as his eyes, which indicates a certain surprise at the humiliation he suffered during the whole Calvary. The representation of Jesus carrying the cross on his shoulders on the way to Calvary, half-length and in the foreground, was one of the most frequent themes for private devotional paintings during the Baroque period. In this type of work, the primordial thing was the representation of Christ's suffering, leaving aside narration and rhetoric. They are images that should, following the guidelines of the Council of Trent, move the faithful through a dramatic representation of the sufferings of Jesus. In this sense, the focus here is on the face of Christ, suffering and weary but at the same time expressing his submissive acceptance of his destiny in favor of humanity. Formally, this work follows baroque approaches, such as the desire for naturalism and veracity, although it presents a certain inspiration from the masters of northern Italy, both in the chromaticism and in the way of composing the scene, revealing a certain spatial tension.
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