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The Crowning with Thorns
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Christ seated on a bench with bound wrists between two executioners, who press a long staff onto Christ's head with both hands, each supporting themselves with one knee on the bench. Christ, in a loincloth, wears a mantle hanging from one shoulder, tied with a band across the chest and draped over the left knee. The left executioner, with a moustache, wears a cap, a trunk hose and a shirt that has slipped from one shoulder; the other, seen from the back, has his mouth open and is dressed in a doublet with short decorative sleeves and a short skirt. Both wear boots.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Crowning with Thorns. c. 1540 - c. 1550. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.