Korsbärandet (Altarskåpet)

Unknown


Item type:
sculpture
Date of creation:
ca. 1500
Technique / Medium:
carved and painted wood
Place of creation:
Uppland

Additional titles

Christ carrying the cross

    Item location

  • Funbo kyrka
    Located on the central panel of the triptych.

Description

The scene shows a procession led by soldiers followed by a man blowing a wind instrument (curved upward, slightly conical, with clearly marked bell) and Jesus Christ, who sinks to the ground beneath the weight of the cross, but is helped by Simon of Cyrene.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
Simon, of Cyrene

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Horn [4118] (curved upward, slightly conical, with clearly marked bell)

Bibliographic references

Barth Magnus, Ingebjørg and Birgit Kjellström. Musikmotiv i svensk kyrkokonst: Uppland fram till 1625 = Musical Motifs in Swedish Church Art: The Region of Uppland up to 1625. Trans. by Michael Stevens (Stockholm: Svenska RIdIM-kommittén; Statens musiksamlingar, 1993) 48-50 & 134. ISBN 9197211702. RILM 1993-13916.

Notes

The triptych may be of Swedish or North German origin.

RIdIM record id

2432