The generous loan of this picture to the National Gallery re-unites it with its pair, 'Christ at Gethsemene', for the first time in over a century. They were probably made as the painted wings of a small portable altarpiece. Its different surface colour is explained by the fact that, unlike its pair, this uncleaned picture still has a now yellowed 19th-century varnish.
On loan from a private collection, © Dunrobin Castle Collection
Key facts
Artist
Artist dates
active 1504; died 1528
Full title
Christ carrying the Cross
Date made
perhaps 1500-5
Medium and support
Oil on wood
Dimensions
34.5 x 25.5 cm
Acquisition credit
On loan from a private collection
Inventory number
L985
Location in Gallery
Other paintings in the group: Scenes from the Passion of Christ
Painting
Probably by Lo Spagna
perhaps 1500-5
