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Christ, carrying the Cross, meets Veronica by Adam Elsheimer

Christ, carrying the Cross, meets Veronica

Adam Elsheimer · 1594

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Artist
Adam Elsheimer
Date
1594
Location
Alte Pinakothek
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Adam Elsheimer

Adam Elsheimer, a German Baroque painter in Rome, revolutionized landscape painting with his small, luminous oil-on-copper works.

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