The provenance of this Crown of Thorns, which was only recorded in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent in 1929, is unknown. The painting depicts a group of people around a 'Man of Sorrows'. The basic model for this painting is Caravaggio's Crown of Thorns, which is kept in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Like most Caravaggio painters, Janssens is more indebted to Bartolomeo Manfredi's vision of Caravaggio's work. The Utrecht painters, such as Dirk van Baburen, took up the model and contributed to its dissemination. Even though he draws inspiration from these models, Janssens here makes use of a compact composition, which is very characteristic of the Italian masters. The Christ in the centre is mocked and abused by characters who, however, remain at a certain distance from him. Janssens remains true to the Caravaggesque tradition of the play of light, however. The scene here seems to be lit by a brazier held by the adolescent on the left, at the end of a long stick. This fire does indeed light up the heads of the two executioners on the right. Nevertheless, another source of light on the left side, outside the panel, illuminates the face and torso of Christ.
| Artist |
Jan Janssens
RKD
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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-BA |
| Acquisition credit |
onbekend |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1929-BA |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1166/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D351 Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) Iconclass 22C light Iconclass 22C2 artificial light Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 41B34 oil-lamp 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 |
| 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. 173 (?)) |
| 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. 3, 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) |
| Gent / Jan Dhondt, Paul De Keyser. - Antwerpen : De Sikkel, 1947 (p. 300) |
| Het Caravaggisme te Gent / Domien Roggen, Henri Pauwels, Antoine De Schrijver. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 280) |
| Nog bij 'Het Caravaggisme te Gent', Jan Janssens - A. van den Heuvel / Domien Roggen, Henri Pauwels. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (jg. 14, p. 202) |
| Caravaggio und die Niederländer / Arthur Von Schneider. - Amsterdam : B.M. Israël, 1967 (p. 136) |
| Jan Janssens / Hans Vlieghe. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 338, nr. 733) |
| The international caravaggesque movement : Lists of pictures by Caravaggio and his followers throughout Europe from 1590 to 1650 / Benedict Nicolson. - Oxford : Phaidon, 1979 (p. 62) |
| De Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk te Ninove / Elisabeth Dhanens, Rosa Van den Abeele-Bellon, Walter Lerouge. - Gent : Bestendige Deputatie van de Provinciale Raad van Oost-Vlaanderen, 1980 (p. 78) |
| 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 |
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