Black and white drypoint print of Christ falling beneath a wooden cross on a stony road, surrounded by helmeted soldiers and a crowd.

The Road to Calvary, drypoint print

A drypoint print in black lines on ivory paper shows Christ, crowned with thorns, collapsing on a stony road beneath a heavy wooden cross while armed soldiers and a crowd press around him. Soldiers in helmets and a man in a cap crowd the scene, and a rocky mound and grass fill the foreground.

Artist: Master of the Housebook
Date: 1475/80
Medium: Drypoint in black on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1152 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1485).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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