Doornenkroning, Jacques Callot, 1619 - 1624 print Soldiers push Christ, sitting in front of a building, a crown on the head. Three men watch from a balcony. This print is a counter-print (contre-épreuve) of a print that is part of the unfinished press series 'The Great Passion', consisting of 7 scenes from the suffering story. Florence paper etching / engraving / counterproof the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a reed (Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3)

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Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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