''Christ Child with a

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artist

Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch (, ; born Jheronimus van Aken ; – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch/Netherlandish painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oa ...

, painted on the reverse of his ''

Christ Carrying the Cross Christ Carrying the Cross on his way to his crucifixion is an episode included in the Gospel of John, and a very common subject in art, especially in the fourteen Stations of the Cross, sets of which are now found in almost all Roman Catholic ...

''. Measuring 28 centimetres (11 inches) in diameter, it is at the

Kunsthistorisches Museum The Kunsthistorisches Museum ( "Museum of Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, it is crowned with an octagonal do ...

(Museum of Art History),

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Paintings by Hieronymus Bosch Paintings in the Kunsthistorisches Museum 1480s paintings Paintings of Jesus Paintings of children Altarpieces {{15C-painting-stub

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