Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1501

Title

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Painter

• Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar

Inside of the Outer Wings, Passion of Christ (High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church)

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on spruce wood

Material

• spruce wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Worte des Schergen zur Linken Christi: AVE REX IVDEOR[VM]

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• altarpiece
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• force
• Jesus Christ
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,29
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,17-18
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,2

Primary

• 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)