Christ Crowned with Thorns

1470/1480

Workshop of Master of the Aachen Madonna

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Aachen Madonna

Related Artist, German, active c. 1460/1480

The image shows an intricately drawn medieval style illustration featuring four individuals. One central figure is seated, draped in white textured robes with red patterns, a long beard, and a halo. Surrounding them are three standing individuals with varied postures and attire. The left figure has a crown, beard, and ornate cloak in a profile pose. Another figure is reaching across to the central figure, while the third is below, dressed in a simple tunic and gesturing upwards. The individuals hold slender, pointed objects above the central figure. The background is a checkerboard pattern of green and black squares, bordered by red and green designs in a decorative frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in green, light rose, and yellow on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.3 × 6.2 cm (3 11/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.857

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2294

  • Series Title

    Four Scenes from a Passion

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 15, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965, 336.

Watermarks

partial

Wikidata ID

Q64962996

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