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Christ Holding a Chalice and Cross (recto)
by Alonso Cano
About the Artwork
In this drawing a triumphant Christ holds the cross signifying his resurrection, while offering a chalice as a symbol of his blood and sacrifice. In the background, Saint John the Baptist points, identifying Christ as the Lamb (or sacrifice) of God. Alonso Cano was an artist in Baroque Spain who made works primarily in the service of the Catholic Church and Spanish monarchs. Though no related painting is known, the composition is appropriate for an altarpiece, meant as a visual aid to clarify the meaning of the Catholic Mass.
Provenance
?–1982: (Baskett & Day, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) August 20, 1982–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Alonso Cano (Spanish, 1601–1667)
- Date
- 1666
- Medium
- pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash on laid paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 19 x 13.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Accession no.
- 1982.121.a
More by Alonso Cano in museum collections
Christ Holding a Chalice and Cross (recto); Resurrected Christ and Lamb of God (verso)
Alonso Cano1666 · Drawing
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00011599
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