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

Amsterdam ca. 1660 - 1680
engravers (printmakers)

Amsterdam 1618 - Amsterdam 1679
engravers (printmakers)

Amsterdam 1618 - Amsterdam 1709
publisher

print room religious symbolism figures (representations) New Testament Christ 17th century

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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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