Description:Created in 1598, this stunning work by Hendrick Goltzius (1558 – 1617) is one out of a series from the Engraved Passion. Featuring exquisite detail and mastery of the engraved technique, The Bearing of the Cross is brim with emotion, movement and even excitement. The bustling energy of the crowd following Christ’s journey with the cross is evoked by Goltzius to the viewer. The entire composition of the work is directed from the left to the right, making this piece a perfect snapshot from this sequence in the Passion.
PROVENANCE:
Pierre Mariette, 1674 (Lugt 1788)
Deaccessioned from the Collection of the Albertina Museum | Vienna, Austria
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :
1. The Illustrated Bartsch 3, Netherlandish Artists: Hendrik Goltzius (1980) . Strauss, W. (Ed.) . Abaris Books: New York. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 27 on pg. 34.
2. Lugt, F. (1921) . Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d’Estampes. Vereenigde Drukkerijen: Amsterdam. Collector’s stamp + notation of previous collection illustrated and detailed on pg. 321 as catalogue raisonné no. 1788.
About the Framing:
The Bearing of the Cross has received full archival treatment in its framing to ensure the quality and longevity of the piece. It is encased in a Baroque-style bronze and gold frame with gilded detail inspired by floral motifs. Mounted on white, linen-wrapped mats with a matching gold inner fillet, the work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
