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Christ Carrying the Cross draws upon recent developments of an enormously popular iconography by artists including Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, and Andrea Mantegna, among others. Here, Simon of Cyrene assists Jesus, emphasizing the heavy weight of the cross on his shoulders.
May 25, 2018 · These images align biblical narrative with modern black experience to tell socially resonant stories. In its attention to the African Simon of Cyrene, for example, The Crucifixion (1927) promotes an “Ethiopianist” narrative, influenced by the late nineteenth-century biblical scholar Edward W. Blyden. Simon looms large as the most prominent ...
Ca. 1565. Oil on canvas. Renaissance painting abounds with representations of Christ bearing the cross on the road to Calvary, either as an isolated figure, or with an executioner assailing him, or accompanied by soldiers, curious bystanders and followers, among whom the depiction of Simon of Cyrene is relatively common.
Place Made: France. DATES 1886–1894. DIMENSIONS Image: 7 15/16 x 11 11/16 in. (20.2 x 29.7 cm) Sheet: 7 15/16 x 11 11/16 in. (20.2 x 29.7 cm) Frame: 15 x 20 x 1 1/2 in. (38.1 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm) (show scale) SIGNATURE Signed bottom left: "J.J. Tissot" COLLECTIONS European Art. ACCESSION NUMBER 00.159.281. CREDIT LINE Purchased by public subscription.
Simon of Cyrene (Hebrew: שמעון , Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn; Greek: Σίμων Κυρηναῖος, Simōn Kyrēnaios) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels:
Bible: New Testament (545) Christ (281) Passion (41) Simon of Cyrene (2) universal religious imagery (859) halo (86) ‘Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus to Carry the Cross‘, Eric Gill, 1917.
This limited-edition sculpture (11/33) is considered a significant work of modern religious art. Created by renowned artist Gilbert Jerome “Gib” Singleton (1935–2014), this piece is the fifth station in his _Stations of the Cross_, a collection of works that reinterpret a tradition within the Catholic Church commemorating fourteen events from the last hours of Jesus’s life. This piece ...
