Crowning of Thorns

Crowning of Thorns

Title

Crowning of Thorns

[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. Sup 1E]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Cat. Ghent 2007, 127]

Christ is seated slumped on a stone block with the crown of thorns on his head. He is surrounded by henchmen, mocking him by pulling faces. They ridicule him by giving him a thin stick as a scepter and set the crown of thorns on his head with the

Christ is seated slumped on a stone block with the crown of thorns on his head. He is surrounded by henchmen, mocking him by pulling faces. They ridicule him by giving him a thin stick as a scepter and set the crown of thorns on his head with the aid of sticks and brute force.

[Daniel Görres, cda 2018]

Attribution
Master of the Pflock Altarpiece

Attribution

Master of the Pflock Altarpiece

[Cat. Ghent 2007, 127]

Production date
about 1520

Production date

about 1520

[Cat. Ghent 2007, 127]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 163 x 96 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 163 x 96 cm

  • [Cat. Ghent 2007, 127]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
Repository
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
CDA ID
BE_MSKG_1913-S
FR (1978) Nr.
FRSup001E
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/BE_MSKG_1913-S/

Provenance

Gift via the Friends of the Museum by Robert Goldschmidt, Brussels, 1913

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Ghent 2007 127
EditorRobert Hoozee
TitleMuseum of Fine Arts Ghent. Paintings catalogue, Vol I: 14th-18th century
Place of PublicationGhent
Year of Publication2007
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  • Crowning of Thorns, about 1520

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