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 Christian art ⓘ linked to: Baroque Medieval Christian art ⓘ Renaissance Christian art ⓘ
associatedWith	Passion devotion ⓘ Stations of the Cross ⓘ Via Crucis ⓘ linked to: Stations of the Cross
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 ⓘ Seventh Station of the Cross ⓘ linked to: Christ fallen under the Cross Third Station of the Cross ⓘ linked to: Christ fallen under the Cross
religiousTradition	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Christianity ⓘ Orthodox Christianity ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Protestantism ⓘ linked to: Protestant Christianity
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	Way of the Cross cycles ⓘ linked to: Stations of the Cross altarpieces ⓘ church decoration ⓘ devotional prints ⓘ