This version of The Crown of Thorns in the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent belonged to the Carmelite monastery in Ghent and was part of the works of the religious institutions that were confiscated during the French Revolution. It is an enlarged replica of The Crown of Thorns from the St. Michael's Church in Roeselare. This large canvas allows the problem of copies and replicas to be addressed. A large number of Jan Janssens' paintings exist in multiple copies, which testifies to the relative success of certain themes. Of the model of the 'great' Crown of Thorns, twelve replicas or copies have been found so far. Some seem to be authentic replicas, i.e. made by the artist, sometimes in collaboration with his studio. Others, of lesser quality, are the work of the studio alone or of independent copyists. Only a careful examination of the various replicas makes it possible to draw certain conclusions. There are several differences, either in the composition, or - more often - in the painting technique, since most artists use technical processes that distinguish them from their counterparts.
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Jan Janssens
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| Title | Christ Crowned with Thorns |
| Period | 17th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1929-BB |
| Acquisition credit |
onbekend |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1929-BB |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8918/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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religious symbolism
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
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11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D351 Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) Iconclass 22C light Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 41D221(FEATHERED HAT) head-gear (FEATHERED HAT) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73D Passion of Christ Iconclass 73D35 tortures of Christ Iconclass 73D351 flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1) Iconclass 73D352 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 73D3522 head of Christ with crown of thorns Iconclass 73D82(CROWN OF THORNS) crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass |
| School / Style | Caravaggism AAT |
| Note des tableaux dessins et estampes déposés dans la ci-devant école de l'abbaye de Baudeloo. Ceux marqués d'un K sont conformes à la note du 10 ventôse an V, trouvés au quartier de l'abbé de Saint-Pierre / Charles Piot. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 185) |
| Notice et description des tableaux et statues exposés au Muséum du Département de l'Escaut situé à Gand dans l'église de la ci-devant Abbaye St. Pierre + Plusieurs statues antiques et bustes, moulées en plâtre sur les originaux qui sont au Musée de Paris / Pierre François Antoine de Goesin-Verhaeghe. - A Gand : De l'Imprimerie de P.F. de Goesin-Verhaeghe, 1802 (nr. 137) |
| De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters van het begin der vijftiende eeuw tot heden / Joannes (Jr) Immerzeel. - Amsterdam : J.C. Van Kesteren, 1842-1843 (dl. 2, p. 79) |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 80) |
| De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters van het begin der vijftiende eeuw tot heden / Joannes (Jr) Immerzeel. - Amsterdam : J.C. Van Kesteren, 1842-1843 (dl. 2, p. 79) |
| Gent / Jan Dhondt, Paul De Keyser. - Antwerpen : De Sikkel, 1947 (p. 300) |
| Caravaggio und die Niederländer / Arthur Von Schneider. - Amsterdam : B.M. Israël, 1967 ((ill. 162)) |
| Het Pand van de Geschoeide Karmelieten te Gent en de reanimatie van de wijk 'Het Patershol' te Gent / Elisabeth Dhanens. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 108) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 112-113 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Ghent : The Collection (exhibition opened on March 21th 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2021 |
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