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Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien, 1659

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 68 x 99 mm
  • Inv. 2014-HT

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Soldiers have placed a crown of thorns on Christ's head and are pressing it onto his head with sticks. On the left, a man hands Christ a staff.

Artist

Pieter Hendriksz. Schut RKD
Amsterdam ca. 1660 - 1680
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Nicolaes I Visscher
Amsterdam 1618 - Amsterdam 1679
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Nicolaes II Visscher RKD
Amsterdam 1618 - Amsterdam 1709
publisherAAT

Title Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien
Date 1659
Period 17th century
Location Amsterdam TGN
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings printed inscription outside the depiction, below: De krijghsknechten bespotten Christum, en setten een Croon van doornen op sijn hooft.
printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Ioann. 19.2.
printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 98
inscription reverse, centre: 10
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
Inventory number 2014-HT
Acquisition credit unknown
2014
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-HT
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11436/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D Christ Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass
11D351 Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) Iconclass
41D263 walking-stick, staff, cane Iconclass
44G321(STAKE) instruments of torture, execution or punishment: stake Iconclass
44G321(WHIP) instruments of torture, execution or punishment (WHIP) Iconclass
45D313 private soldier Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
73D Passion of Christ Iconclass
73D35 tortures of Christ 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 Baroque AAT
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