Andalusian School; early eighteenth century. "Via Crucis". Oil on canvas adhered to tablex.relined. Presents repainting and air bubbles. Measurements: 60 x 53 cm; 67 x 60 cm (frame). Pair of oils on canvas of oval format in which two similar scenes are collected, belonging to the representation of the Via Crucis. Exhausted by the blood lost in the scourging, weakened by the physical and moral sufferings that had been inflicted on him the night before, and without having slept, Jesus could barely take a few steps and soon fell under the weight of the cross. Then followed the blows and imprecations of the soldiers, the expectant laughter of the public. The Messiah, with all the strength of his will and with all his strength, managed to get up to continue on his way. According to theological interpretations, Jesus invites us with his actions to carry our cross and to follow him, he teaches us here that we too can fall, and that we must understand those who fall; that no one must remain prostrate, we must all get up with humility and confidence seeking his help and forgiveness. The scenes of each of the works show a different moment of the road to Calvary. One of them shows the moment in which Jesus is going to be whipped by one of the soldiers, perhaps the moment before his fall during Calvary, a recurring theme in Christian iconography. The other image presents a scene, which would later give rise to the iconography of the Holy Face, typical of devotional painting, is an episode that occurred during the Passion of Christ, when on the way to Calvary a woman took off her veil to wipe with it the face of the Messiah. The image of the face of Jesus Christ was imprinted on the linen handkerchief, and it was miraculously preserved through the centuries, becoming an object of worship. The woman would later be called Veronica, whose etymology derives from the Latin "verum" (true) and the Greek "eikon" (image). Dimensions 60 x 53 cm; 67 x 60 cm (frame).