Christ Crowned with Thorns
Martin Schongauer · 1470–82 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Martin Schonaguer's series of the Passion of Christ was his largest set of engravings, made around 1480, and extensively copied across Europe. It consists of twelve prints detailing the suffering of Christ in the last days of his life. Schongauer's version focuses on crowded scenes, grotesque physiognomies of Christ's tormentors, and great pathos in the compositions. Here, Jesus is seated on a wooden bench, dressed in a robe and wearing the crown of thorns. His tormentors, including a child, are mocking him and place a reed scepter in his hands. On the left, behind Christ's tormentors, Pontius Pilate makes his first appearance in Schongauer's cycle of the Passion.
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- Maker
- Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491)
- Date
- 1470–82
- Medium
- engraving
- Place of origin
- Germany
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
More by Martin Schongauer
Shown in
- Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic PrintsJun 2, 1987 – Aug 2, 1987
- Eight Masters of the PrintOct 14, 1980 – Jan 18, 1981
- 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of ClevelandDec 3, 1959 – Jan 20, 1960
- 15th Century German EngravingsNov 15, 1938 – Dec 11, 1938
- 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum CollectionOct 11, 1935 – Oct 28, 1935
