''Christ Crowned with Thorns'' is a c. 1550 painting by the Dutch painter
Maarten van Heemskerck in the collection of the
Frans Hals Museum, in
Haarlem
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.
[De doornenkroning, 1545-1550]
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The subject depicts Christ before the crucifixion being mocked by soldiers, who are fixing the
crown of thorns to his head. It was commissioned by the
Church of Delft where it hung until 1625 when it was removed and placed in the
town hall
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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.
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Other versions of Christ crowned with thorns by Heemskerck are:
File:Maarten van Heemskerck - Man of Sorrows - WGA11301.jpg, '' Man of Sorrows''
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
]
References
De Doornenkroning
on the museum website
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1550s paintings
Heemskerck
Paintings by Maarten van Heemskerck
Collections in the Frans Hals Museum