Christ Carrying the Cross
Quinten Massijs
1510. Oil on panel. 59×83 cm cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
An early 16th-century Netherlandish devotional panel. Placing the bloodied figure of Christ in the immediate foreground enhances empathetic meditation. The composition relies on a stark contrast between Christ's idealized countenance and the grotesque, caricatured physiognomies of the mob, reflecting the formal influence of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings.
(source: rijksmuseum.nl)