Caption

Head of Christ with a Crown of Thorns, Beham, Sebald 1500–1550 graphic artist/author, German, Renaissance, crown of thorns iconography, Passion New Testament, German graphic art, Jesus Christ iconography, New Testament, religious subject, 1520 matrix, Germany, graphic print; height 3.5 cm, width 2.9 cm, The image shows a detailed monochrome drawing of a bearded man's head wearing a crown of thorns; the man's long hair and beard are depicted with flowing, curved lines and fine hatching, and his face displays a solemn expression with downcast eyes and visible tears. The crown of thorns sits atop his head with many sharp spikes, and there are short lines and shading around the head suggesting texture or a background. The artwork appears on a light, slightly mottled background with darker inked lines creating the portrait; visible colors include shades of black, gray, and off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_044

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.7Mb (6.2Mb) / 14.2in x 16.6in / 4265 x 4973 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head Christ Crown Thorns Beham Sebald 1500–1550 graphic artist author German Renaissance crown thorns iconography Passion New Testament German graphic art Jesus Christ iconography New Testament religious subject 1520 matrix Germany graphic print height 3.5 cm width 2.9 cm image detailed monochrome drawing bearded man's head wearing thorns man's long hair beard depicted flowing curved lines fine hatching face displays solemn expression downcast eyes visible tears thorns sits atop head sharp spikes short lines shading suggesting texture background artwork light slightly mottled darker inked lines creating portrait visible colors include shades black gray off-white.