Atti della Giornata di Studi "Sofonisba Anguissola e il suo tempo", Palermo 15 novembre 2026, Theory and Criticism of Literature & Arts, Vol. 10, Nr. 2, 2026

The article examines a painting depicting Christ Carrying the Cross that appeared on the Palermo art market approximately a decade ago, proposing an initial historical and artistic contextualisation. Executed in oil on panel, the work displays formal and stylistic features that point to a Po Valley cultural sphere, and more specifically to the Cremonese area. The analysis focuses on the vivid colouring of Christ’s garment, the tightly structured composition and the cross’s dominant formal role—elements that suggest the painting originally belonged to a larger ensemble, most likely a now-dismembered polyptych. Without advancing a definitive attribution, the study situates the work within early sixteenth-century Cremonese production and assesses its significance in relation to the circulation of artistic models and objects between northern Italy and Sicily.