Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross

Composition in black tones, white, red ochre, blue and rose. Contour lines, dashed parallel shading and scrapes. Simon of Cyrene It depicts helping Jesus carry the cross. In the foreground, on the right, Jesus standing, facing to the face in profile to the left, carrying the cross on the left shoulder. It has around the circular light golden head, wears long tunic and sandal straps. Huge cross through the composition diagonally. In the center, behind the cross Simon Cyrenean standing facing, slightly curved holding the vertical cross beam. In the background, on the left, front woman carrying a child on her lap and the center part of five grouped. On their faces, feet and hands of the figures, colored areas in red or rose ochre. Shaved areas on the design accentuate the chiaroscuro of the composition.