This painting, together with 'The Agony in the Garden' once formed part of a polyptych or triptych. The inscription on the bottom right, '1501/ ff.q.o', is not wholly convincing as contemporary and the second line is obscure, but is likely to be the right date.
Key facts
Artist
Artist dates
active 1481; died 1523?
Full title
Christ carrying the Cross
Date made
probably 1501
Medium and support
Oil on wood
Dimensions
99.7 x 45.1 cm
Inscription summary
Dated
Acquisition credit
Bought, 1879
Inventory number
NG1077.2
Location in Gallery
Other paintings in the group: Two Panels from an Altarpiece
Painting
Ambrogio Bergognone
probably 1501
