''Christ Crowned with Thorns'' is a c. 1550 painting by the Dutch painter

Maarten van Heemskerck Maarten van Heemskerck (born Maerten Jacobsz van Veen; 1 June 1498 – 1 October 1574), also known as Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen, was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan ...

in the collection of the

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, in

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.De doornenkroning, 1545-1550
in the

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The subject depicts Christ before the crucifixion being mocked by soldiers, who are fixing the

crown of thorns According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns ( or ) was placed on the head of Jesus during the Passion of Jesus, events leading up to his crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion. It was one of the Arma Christi, instruments of the Passion, e ...

to his head. It was commissioned by the Church of Delft where it hung until 1625 when it was removed and placed in the

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for being "too Catholic". It was sold 24 April 1860, when it was purchased by the noble Jhr. Jan Six of Hillegom. He in turn gave it to the museum in 1871. Other versions of Christ crowned with thorns by Heemskerck are: File:Maarten van Heemskerck - Man of Sorrows - WGA11301.jpg, ''

Man of Sorrows Man of Sorrows, a biblical term, is paramount among the prefigurations of the Messiah identified by the Bible in the passages of Isaiah 53 ('' Servant songs'') in the Hebrew Bible. It is also an iconic devotional image that shows Christ, usual ...

'' File:Christus als man van smarten Rijksmuseum SK-A-1306.jpeg, ''Christ as Man of Sorrows'' File:Maarten van Heemskerck 019 interior 01.jpg, Triptych ''Ecce Homo'' File:Maarten van Heemskerck - Jesus op de koude steen.jpg, ''Christ in Agony'' File:Maarten van Heemskerck - Linkoping Polyptych on Show in Alkmaar St Laurenskerk May 2018 02.jpg, Part of the Linkoping polyptych

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External links

De Doornenkroning
on the museum website 1550s paintings Heemskerck Paintings by Maarten van Heemskerck Collection of the Frans Hals Museum {{1550s-painting-stub