''The Crowning with Thorns'' refers to the

Crown of Thorns According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns ( or grc, ἀκάνθινος στέφανος, akanthinos stephanos, label=none) was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion. It was one of the in ...

being placed on the head of Jesus, and is a common subject in art, examples including: * ''The Crowning with Thorns'' (Titian, Paris) painted in 1542/1543 by Titian * ''The Crowning with Thorns'' (Titian, Munich) painted in 1576 by Titian * ''The Crowning with Thorns'' (Caravaggio, Vienna) painted c. 1602/1604/1607 by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio * ''The Crowning with Thorns'' (Caravaggio, Prato) painted c. 1604-1605 by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio * ''The Crowning with Thorns'' (van Dyck) painted from 1618–1620 by Anthony van Dyck

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