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The Bearing of the Cross

Alessandro Casolano1580s

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: The Bearing of the Cross
Creator: Andrea Andreani after Alessandro Casolani
Date Created: 1580s
Physical Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to borderline): 31.1 x 23.2 cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
Provenance: Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.
Rights: CC0
Medium: chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks: black line block and two tone blocks in shades of green-brown on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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