Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Maerten de Vos (after)
,
Joannes Galle (publisher)
,
Jan II Collaert (engravers (printmakers))

Date

ca. 1598 - 1618

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Christ is mocked by the soldiers. He is given a crown of thorns on his head and a blade of grass as a sceptre (Matthew 27:27-29). The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Maerten de Vos VIAF RKD Wikidata, Joannes Galle VIAF RKD , Jan II Collaert VIAF RKD
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 178 x 219 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-LZ-34
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , interior views
Tags New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, executioner, hangman Iconclass, the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass, Mockery, Derision, Irreverence; 'Derisione', 'Dispreggio della Virtu' (Ripa) Iconclass, corporal punishment in public Iconclass, Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) Iconclass, Passion of Christ Iconclass, tortures of Christ Iconclass, the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a reed (Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3) Iconclass, head of Christ with crown of thorns Iconclass, crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass, hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-34
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11588/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-LZ-34
Vlaamse Kunstcollectie - EN

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