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Painting of a bound, nearly nude man seated among armored soldiers in a dim room, one soldier pressing a thorny crown onto his head.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

A seated, nearly nude man with bound wrists sits in a dark interior as soldiers surround him, one pressing a crown of thorns toward his head with a stick. Candlelit flesh tones stand out against deep brown shadows and rich red and blue garments.

Artist
Gerard van Honthorst
Date
1622
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3472 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Cristo coronado de espinas

Un hombre casi desnudo, con las muñecas atadas, está sentado en un interior oscuro rodeado de soldados; uno de ellos presiona con un palo una corona de espinas contra su cabeza. La piel iluminada resalta sobre sombras pardas y ropajes rojos y azules.

Português: Cristo coroado de espinhos

Um homem quase nu, com os pulsos amarrados, está sentado em um interior escuro cercado por soldados; um deles pressiona com uma vara uma coroa de espinhos contra sua cabeça. A pele iluminada se destaca em sombras castanhas e em vestes vermelhas e azuis.

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