Juan de Valdés Leal - Carrying the Cross - WGA24218
Summary
Español: El lienzo muestra a Jesucristo cargando con la cruz y camino del monte Calvario o Gólgota, situado a las afueras de Jerusalén y donde sería crucificado entre dos ladrones.
Juan de Valdes Leal (1622–1690) was a Spanish painter and etcher of the Baroque era. Valdés was born in Seville in 1622. He became a painter, sculptor, and architect. By his twenties, he was studying under Antonio del Castillo in Córdoba. Among his works are History of the Prophet Elias for the church of the Carmelites; Martyrdom of St. Andrew for the church of San Francesco in Córdoba; and Triumph of the Cross for la Caridad in Seville.
Tags
Date
1651 - 1700
Source
Web Gallery of Art
Copyright info
public domain