''Christ Bearing the Cross'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by

Lorenzo Lotto Lorenzo Lotto (c. 1480 – 1556/57) was an Italian painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other north Italian cities. He painted mainly altarpieces, religiou ...

, painted in 1526 and now in the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

. It is signed and dated "Laur. Lotus / 1526" on the crossbeam of the cross at the lower right. It shows the influence of his stay in Venice. Historical sources mention two works on this subject by Lotto in Venetian collections. One of these was in the house of the Bergamo-born nobleman Jacopo Pighetti – this is most probably the one now in the

. It was taken to Rome before being sold in France, and entered the Louvre collection in 1982.Carlo Pirovano, Lotto, Electa, Milano 2002.

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1526 paintings Paintings by Lorenzo Lotto Paintings in the Louvre by Italian artists {{16C-painting-stub