▁time ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁figures ▁typically ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁scene ▁increases . ▁ ▁In ▁By z antine ▁dep ict ions , ▁Jesus ▁typically ▁wal ks ▁with ▁his ▁hands ▁bound , ▁and ▁a ▁soldier ▁leading ▁him ▁holding ▁the ▁ro pe , ▁as ▁Simon ▁car ries ▁the ▁cross . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁early ▁dep ict ions , ▁Jesus ▁and ▁Simon ▁carry ▁the ▁cross ▁together . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁probably ▁influenced ▁by ▁Pass ion ▁plays , ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁of ▁figures ▁may ▁surr ound ▁Jesus , ▁displaying ▁a ▁great ▁variety ▁of ▁feelings , ▁from ▁cont empt ▁to ▁gr ief . ▁This ▁development ▁cul min ates ▁in ▁the ▁large ▁landscape ▁of ▁Pi eter ▁Bru eg el ▁the ▁E lder ' s ▁Process ion ▁to ▁Cal v ary ▁( V ien na ). ▁ ▁Although ▁in ▁early ▁and ▁Eastern ▁dep ict ions ▁the ▁cross ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁represented ▁as ▁a ▁heavy ▁bur den , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁held ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁by ▁either ▁Simon ▁or ▁Jesus , ▁by ▁the ▁later ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁the ▁cross ▁is ▁always ▁clearly ▁difficult ▁to ▁carry , ▁and ▁the ▁base ▁is ▁drag ged ▁along ▁the ▁ground , ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁increased ▁emphas is ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁suffer ings ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ion . ▁ ▁From ▁this ▁period ▁Jesus ▁usually ▁we ars ▁his ▁Crown ▁of ▁Th orn s , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁earlier . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁dev ot ional ▁image ▁showing ▁Jesus ▁alone ▁is ▁a