Kreuztragung Christi
Medium
Malerei auf Nadelholz
Dimensions
74 × 50,7 × 0,7 cm
Classification
Tafelbild (Flügelretabel)
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4903
Art Historical Context
### Kreuztragung Christi (Christ Carrying the Cross) Welcome to the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, where this poignant panel painting, *Kreuztragung Christi captivates visitors with its depiction of Christ bearing the cross amid a sorrowful crowd. Created around 1435 by the anonymous Meister der St. Lambrechter Votivtafel—named after a votive panel linked to St. Lambrecht Abbey—this work forms a wing of a larger altarpiece (ügelretabel). Measuring 74 × 50.7 × 0.7 cm, it's painted in tempera on needlewood (fir), a lightweight yet durable support favored in late medieval Alpine workshops for i...