Christ Crowned with Thorns

1511

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Associated Names
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Artist, Netherlandish, 1470 or before - 1533

Doen Pietersz

Printer, Netherlandish, c.1478 - c.1536

This is a drawing of a scene depicting a gathering of figures around a central seated figure. The drawing features intricate line work and detailed rendering. The central figure is seated. Around this central character, several other figures are engaged in various activities. The setting appears to be an enclosed space with a wooden ceiling overhead. Some of the figures are positioned on a raised platform or stage-like area. The composition is circular, with balanced elements distributed throughout the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.228

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 28, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1950; gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, no. 73.

2019

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Jacob Cornelisz. Compiled by Yvonne Bleyerveld and edited by Huigen Leeflang. Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2019, no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower left, in block, on tablet: [artist's monogram]

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65358588

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