Christ fallen under the Cross

E408296

Christian iconography motif Passion of Christ depiction religious image

Christ fallen under the Cross is a Christian iconographic depiction of Jesus collapsing to the ground while bearing the cross on the way to his crucifixion, emphasizing his human suffering and burden.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Third Station of the Cross	2
Christ Carrying the Cross	1
Christ fallen under the Cross canonical	1
Christ on the Cross	1
Christus patiens	1
Jesus falling under the weight of the cross (traditional)	1
Jesus taking up the cross	1
Seventh Station of the Cross	1
Thirteenth Station of the Cross	1
crucified Christ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4047913 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Christ fallen under the Cross
Context triple: [El Señor Caído de Monserrate, iconographicType, Christ fallen under the Cross]

A. Christ on the Cross
Christ on the Cross is a dramatic 19th-century religious painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the crucified Jesus with intense realism and emotional gravity.
B. Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
C. Crucifixus
Crucifixus is the somber, passacaglia-style movement in J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor that depicts Christ’s crucifixion through intensely expressive, descending musical lines.
D. The Elevation of the Cross
The Elevation of the Cross is a monumental Baroque altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens, renowned for its dramatic composition, dynamic figures, and intense emotional and spiritual impact.
E. The Disrobing of Christ
The Disrobing of Christ is a renowned 16th-century religious painting by El Greco depicting Christ being stripped of his garments before the Crucifixion, notable for its intense color, elongated figures, and dramatic spiritual expression.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Christ fallen under the Cross
Target entity description: Christ fallen under the Cross is a Christian iconographic depiction of Jesus collapsing to the ground while bearing the cross on the way to his crucifixion, emphasizing his human suffering and burden.

A. Christ on the Cross
Christ on the Cross is a dramatic 19th-century religious painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the crucified Jesus with intense realism and emotional gravity.
B. Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
C. Crucifixus
Crucifixus is the somber, passacaglia-style movement in J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor that depicts Christ’s crucifixion through intensely expressive, descending musical lines.
D. The Elevation of the Cross
The Elevation of the Cross is a monumental Baroque altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens, renowned for its dramatic composition, dynamic figures, and intense emotional and spiritual impact.
E. The Disrobing of Christ
The Disrobing of Christ is a renowned 16th-century religious painting by El Greco depicting Christ being stripped of his garments before the Crucifixion, notable for its intense color, elongated figures, and dramatic spiritual expression.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian iconography motif ⓘ Passion of Christ depiction ⓘ religious image ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	Baroque ⓘ surface form: Baroque Christian art Medieval Christian art ⓘ Renaissance Christian art ⓘ
associatedWith	Passion devotion ⓘ Stations of the Cross ⓘ Stations of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Via Crucis
depicts	Jesus Christ ⓘ
depictsEvent	Jesus carrying the Cross to Golgotha ⓘ
depictsMoment	Christ collapsing under the weight of the Cross ⓘ
emphasizes	empathy with human suffering ⓘ humanity of Christ ⓘ redemptive value of suffering ⓘ
iconographicFocus	humiliation and weakness ⓘ physical exhaustion of Christ ⓘ weight of the Cross ⓘ
liturgicalContext	Good Friday devotions ⓘ Lenten devotions ⓘ
medium	painting ⓘ relief ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stained glass ⓘ
oftenShows	Christ kneeling or lying on the ground ⓘ Cross pressing down on Christ ⓘ Mary or other holy women ⓘ Roman soldiers driving Christ forward ⓘ onlookers or mourners ⓘ
purpose	aid to meditation on the Passion ⓘ didactic illustration of Christ’s suffering ⓘ
relatedStationNumber	Ninth Station of the Cross ⓘ Christ fallen under the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Seventh Station of the Cross Christ fallen under the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Third Station of the Cross
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Orthodox Christianity Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism
scripturalSource	Synoptic Passion narratives (indirectly) ⓘ
symbolizes	Christ’s solidarity with the oppressed ⓘ perseverance in suffering ⓘ weight of human sin borne by Christ ⓘ
theologicalTheme	burden of sin ⓘ compassion for Christ’s suffering ⓘ human suffering of Christ ⓘ kenosis ⓘ
usedIn	Stations of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Way of the Cross cycles altarpieces ⓘ church decoration ⓘ devotional prints ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Via Dolorosa → hasStation → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thirteenth Station of the Cross

El Señor Caído de Monserrate → iconographicType → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

Jesus falls the first time → positionInSeries → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Station of the Cross

Carrying of the Cross → includesEvent → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesus taking up the cross

Carrying of the Cross → includesEvent → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesus falling under the weight of the cross (traditional)

Ruthwell Cross inscriptions → depicts → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ on the Cross

Hieronymus Bosch → notableWork → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Carrying the Cross

Crucifixion mosaic → showsFigureType → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Crucifixion mosaic (Daphni Monastery)

this entity surface form: Christus patiens

Our Lord of Esquipulas → depicts → Christ fallen under the Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: crucified Christ

Christ fallen under the Cross → relatedStationNumber → Christ fallen under the Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ