Christ as Man of Sorrows at the Foot of the Cross

Sebald Beham

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a man holding a chalice and a piece of bread in each hand. The figure is positioned in front of a ladder and a tree. The man has a crown of thorns, a halo-like glow around his head, a beard, long hair, and is barefoot. His body is wrapped with a cloth, and he is standing on rocky ground with scattered stones. The background has a pattern of dense, crosshatched lines. In the lower-right corner, there is a tablet with the date "1520" and the initials "ISP."