Christ Carrying the Cross, called "The Lord of the Fall"

Christ stands at the center, crowned with thorns, in a dark cloak scattered with gold motifs, a cross beam resting on his shoulder. Two angels in feathered headdresses and white lace skirts flank him, and a small gilded figure of the Virgin sits at the bottom center among flowers and oval medallions.

Look closer: A small gilded figure of the Virgin with a halo sits among flowers at the base of the composition.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1770–75

Medium

Oil and gold on canvas

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3013 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of James Kung Wei Li, in memory of Ambassador and Mme Ti-Tsun Li, Republic of China, 2018