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''The Crowning with Thorns'' or ''Christ Crowned with Thorns'' is an oil on canvas painting by
''The Crowning with Thorns'' or ''Christ Crowned with Thorns'' is an oil on canvas painting by Titian
Tiziano Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian Renaissance painter, the most important artist of Renaissance Venetian painting. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno.
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, executed in 1576, now in the Alte Pinakothek
The Alte Pinakothek (, ''Old Pinakothek'') is an art museum located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany. It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses a significant collection of Old Master paintings. The name Alte (Old) Pin ...
in Munich
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. It is a typical composition from his final period.''Los maestros de la pintura occidental'', Taschen
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History
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, 2005, pág. 176, and can be compared with an earlier 1542 work of his on the same subject.
See also
*List of works by Titian
This incomplete list of works by Titian contains representative portraits and mythological and religious works from a large oeuvre that spanned 70 years. (Titian left relatively few drawings.) Painting titles and dates often vary by source.
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References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20160325182454/http://www.pinakothek.de/en/tizian/christ-crowned-thorns 1576 paintings Religious paintings by Titian Collection of the Alte Pinakothek Paintings of Christ Crowned with Thorns {{1570s-painting-stub