Christ Bearing the Cross is a painting in tempera attributed to the Greek painter Nikolaos Tzafouris.

Active between 1480 and 1501, Tzafouris had a workshop in Heraklion, where he painted religious themes for local churches.

His most notable works are the Madre della Consolazione and Christ Bearing the Cross.

The artist is trying to escape the typical flattened surface prevalent within the Byzantine-influenced maniera greca.

The geometric shape of the mountain is reminiscent of Michael Damaskinos's Adoration of the Kings.