Road to Calvary (after Veronese)
previously catalogued as attributed to Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1850 - 1869
Materials
Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Measurements
200 x 260 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288967
Caption
This is a reduction of the panel from Louis XIV’s collection in the Louvre, which has also been made into an oval. The painting had always been ascribed to Christina Rossetti, but there is no record of either Dante Gabriel or his sister being admitted to copy any painting in the Louvre.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas laid down on panel, Road to Calvary (after Veronese), previously attributed to Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), 1850 to late 19th century, after an original Veronese in the Louvre. A painted oval of Christ, bowed under the weight of the Cross, being assisted by a figure on either side; left, two mourning women.
Provenance
R.E.A. Wilson (dealer); bought by the National Trust,1943
Marks and inscriptions
Various labels on reverse, giving details of provenance.
Makers and roles
previously catalogued as attributed to Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), artist