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Crown of thorns

105 works by 22 artists

105 works featuring “Crown of thorns” by 22 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 50 museums.

The Heart of Jesus, Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz

The Heart of Jesus

El Corazón de Jesús (museum title)

Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz (Mexican), oil on copper

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Carrying of the Cross, Titien

Carrying of the Cross, 1565.

Jésus porte sa croix (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Ecce homo, Caravaggio

Ecce homo, 1607.

Ecce homo (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Ecce Homo, Caravaggio

Ecce Homo, 1605.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Palazzo Bianco, Italy

Crucifixion avec un donateur, Hieronymus Bosch

Crucifixion avec un donateur, 1485.

Crucifixion avec un donateur (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Le Couronnement d'épines, Caravaggio

Le Couronnement d'épines, 1602.

Le Couronnement d'épines (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Christ on the Cross (2000.40), Le Greco

Christ on the Cross (2000.40), 1600–1610.

Christ on the Cross (2000.40) (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Ecce Homo, Titien

Ecce Homo, c. 1546–1547.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Titien (Italian)

Prado Museum, Spain

La Crucifixion, Albrecht Dürer

La Crucifixion, 1518.

La Crucifixion (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), print on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Christ with a Crown of Thorns (1st trial proof), Carl Bloch

Christ with a Crown of Thorns (1st trial proof), 1882.

Den tornekronede Kristus (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Pietà (Piedad), Melchor Pérez de Holguín

Pietà (Piedad), c. 1720.

Pietà (Piedad) (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Christ carrying the Cross, Titien

Christ carrying the Cross, c. 1565.

Le portement de croix (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Le Couronnement d'épines, Hieronymus Bosch

Le Couronnement d'épines, 1495.

Le Couronnement d'épines (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Christ on the Way to Calvary, Titien

Christ on the Way to Calvary, c. 1560.

Le Christ sur le chemin du Calvaire (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Cristo crucificado, Almeida Júnior

Cristo crucificado, 1889.

Cristo crucificado (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

Christ Crucified, Diego Velázquez

Christ Crucified, c. 1632.

Christ crucifié (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Crucifixion of Christ, Diego Velázquez

Crucifixion of Christ, 1631.

Christ sur la croix (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Man of Sorrows, James Ensor

Man of Sorrows, 1891.

Man van Smarten (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), oil on panel

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

The Artist's Death, Jacek Malczewski

The Artist's Death, 1909.

Śmierć artysty (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Ecce Homo, Albrecht Dürer

Ecce Homo, 1515.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), engraving on laid paper

Chester Beatty Library, Ireland

The Crowning with Thorns, Titien

The Crowning with Thorns, c. 1570.

Le Couronnement d'épines (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Crucifixion, Titien

Crucifixion, c. 1565.

Crucifixion (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Descent from the Cross, Carl Bloch

Descent from the Cross, 1886.

Kristi nedtagelse af korset (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Ecce Homo, Hieronymus Bosch

Ecce Homo, 1490.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Städel Museum, Germany

Christ sur la Croix avec trois anges, Albrecht Dürer

Christ sur la Croix avec trois anges, 1523.

Christ sur la Croix avec trois anges (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

Albertina, Austria

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers, Édouard Manet

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers, 1865.

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers (museum title)

Édouard Manet (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Crucifixion, Le Greco

The Crucifixion, 1597–1600.

La Crucifixion (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Christ with the Cross, Le Greco

Christ with the Cross, c. 1587–1596.

Cristo abrazando la cruz (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

Le Christ en croix avec les saintes femmes, Eugène Delacroix

Le Christ en croix avec les saintes femmes, 1853.

Le Christ en croix avec les saintes femmes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany

Christ with a Crown of Thorns (2nd trial proof), Carl Bloch

Christ with a Crown of Thorns (2nd trial proof), 1882.

Den tornekronede Kristus (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Lamentation over the Dead Christ with Saints, Sandro Botticelli

Lamentation over the Dead Christ with Saints, 1495–1500.

La Lamentation sur le Christ mort (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Italy

La Flagellation du Christ, Caravaggio

La Flagellation du Christ, 1607.

La Flagellation du Christ (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Museo di Capodimonte, Italy

The Mass of Saint Gregory, Hieronymus Bosch

The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1494.

The Mass of Saint Gregory (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Prado Museum, Spain

Ecce Homo, Titien

Ecce Homo, c. 1560–1576.

Ecce homo (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Ecce Homo, Titien

Ecce Homo, c. 1558–1560.

Ecce homo (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

La Déploration du Christ, Eugène Delacroix

La Déploration du Christ, 1857.

La Déploration du Christ (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Christ on the Cross Adored by Donors, Le Greco

Christ on the Cross Adored by Donors, c. 1590.

Christ en croix adoré par deux donateurs (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Ecce Homo, Titien

Ecce Homo, 1543.

Ecce Homo (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Christ Carrying the Cross, Le Greco

Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1577–1587.

Christ Carrying the Cross (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Christ with a Crown of Thorns (3rd trial proof), Carl Bloch

Christ with a Crown of Thorns (3rd trial proof), 1882.

Den tornekronede Kristus (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Ecce Homo, or Man of Sorrows Comforted by Angels, Melchor Pérez de Holguín

Ecce Homo, or Man of Sorrows Comforted by Angels, 18th century.

Ecce Homo o Varón de Dolores consolado por ángeles (museum title)

Melchor Pérez de Holguín (Bolivian), oil

Casa Nacional de Moneda, Potosí, Bolivia

Le Portement de Croix, Hieronymus Bosch

Le Portement de Croix, 1500.

Le Portement de Croix (museum title)

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Madonna of the Book, Sandro Botticelli

Madonna of the Book, 1480–1481.

La Madone du livre (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), tempera on wood

Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Italy

Le Couronnement d'épines, Caravaggio

Le Couronnement d'épines, 1604.

Le Couronnement d'épines (museum title)

Caravaggio (Italian), oil

Palazzo Alberti, Italy

Christ Holding the Cross, Le Greco

Christ Holding the Cross, c. 1602.

Le portement de croix (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Christ on the Cross, Le Greco

Christ on the Cross, c. 1600–1610.

Christ on the Cross (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Christ with the cross, Le Greco

Christ with the cross, c. 1590–1595.

Cristo con la Cruz (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Art Museum of Catalonia, Spain

The Crowning with Thorns, Titien

The Crowning with Thorns, c. 1542–1543.

Le Couronnement d'épines (museum title)

Titien (Italian)

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Christ sur la Croix, Albrecht Dürer

Christ sur la Croix, 1516.

Christ sur la Croix (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodblock print

National Gallery of Art, United States

Le Christ à la colonne, Eugène Delacroix

Le Christ à la colonne, 1852.

Le Christ à la colonne (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, France