First Day Cover
首日封
Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia
Slovakia
Easter 2012 – Hans von Aachen: Carrying the Cross
Date of Issue : 9 March 2012
The theme of Carrying the Cross became popular in medieval art because of its epic possibilities. It allowed including a number of motifs associated with the journey of Jesus to Golgotha in the picture. One of the most influential artists was a painter of northern Mannerism – Hans von Aachen (1552 – 1615).
It is dominated by Jesus falling under the weight of the cross, surrounded on both sides by soldiers who urge the procession to move forward.
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