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A black line drawing on a white background shows an abstract figure in a crouching or fallen pose. The number seven is below it.

Henri Matisse. Detail of The Stations of the Cross, Chapel of the Rosary, Vence. All copyright-protected works by Henri Matisse © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: © Musée Matisse Nice/François Fernandez

A black line drawing on a white background shows an abstract figure in a crouching or fallen pose. The number seven is below it.

Station 7: Jesus Falls for the Second Time

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Art Object Info

Henri Matisse

Medium:
Black enamel brushwork on ceramic panel
Date:
1951

Visual Description:
Station 7 is positioned near the right of the mural and is slightly off the S-shaped primary path that the other Stations follow. It is just below Station 6 and just above Station 3. It is approximately two tiles high and six tiles wide. A single figure represents Jesus after he falls for the second time while carrying the cross and is depicted sprawled across the ground. The figure’s head is downturned, and the figure’s left arm extends outward towards the left side of the mural. The figure’s left leg, represented by a single line, bends under its body, while a single line representing the right leg extends out and to the right side of the mural. The figure is featureless, but its posture suggests exhaustion or collapse.

BMA

Station 7: Jesus Falls for the Second Time

Henri Matisse
Date:
1951
Medium:
Black enamel brushwork on ceramic panel

Visual Description:
Station 7 is positioned near the right of the mural and is slightly off the S-shaped primary path that the other Stations follow. It is just below Station 6 and just above Station 3. It is approximately two tiles high and six tiles wide. A single figure represents Jesus after he falls for the second time while carrying the cross and is depicted sprawled across the ground. The figure’s head is downturned, and the figure’s left arm extends outward towards the left side of the mural. The figure’s left leg, represented by a single line, bends under its body, while a single line representing the right leg extends out and to the right side of the mural. The figure is featureless, but its posture suggests exhaustion or collapse.

BMA