Via crucis - Station V, Simon of Cyrene Helps Him to Carry the Cross
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1931-67-68-2
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, gifted son of the renowned Venetian master Giovanni Battista Tiepolo created *Via Crucis - Station V, Simon of Cyrene Helps Him to Carry Cross* around 1749. This poignant print captures the fifth station of the traditional Catholic devotion known as the Stations of the (Via Crucis), depicting the biblical moment when Simon of Cyrene steps forward to assist Jesus in bearing the heavy cross on the road to Calvary. Working in the elegant Rococo style of 18th-century Venice, Giandomenico blended dramatic emotion with graceful forms, influenced by his father's legacy of l...