Christ Carrying the Cross

religious

In this composition the landscape fills the picture space and the events related to the Road to Calvary are integrated in this. The route begins at the town on the left - signifying Jerusalem - through a hilltop village, then the winding path leads to the place of crucifixion in the distant background.

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About the Artist

Herri met de Bles

1510 – 1550

Netherlandish painter of landscapes with figures. He is an enigmatic figure presumed to be one and the same as the Herri Patenier who entered the Antwerp Guild in 1535. Herri met de Bles, as van Mander informs us, is simply a nickname meaning 'Herri with the white forelock', and it is generally assumed that he was a relation of Joachim Patenier, who certainly had a decisive influence on his work. No signed or documented work by Herri exists, but a small group of distinctive works has been ascribed to him, characterized by panoramic landscapes dominating the figure groups in the manner of Patenier. His work was popular with Italian collectors, who called him 'Civetta' (little owl) because he often included owls in his pictures.

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