Christ Crowned with Thorns
Artist
Anthony Van Dyck
(Flemish, 1599 - 1641)
Titles
- Le Christ au roseau (Christ with the Reed)
Datec. 1645
MediumEtching with engraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 10 1/4 × 8 3/8 in. (26 × 21.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 3/4 in. (27.5 × 22.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureFlemish
MarkingsIllegible watermark at/near Christ's head
Collector's stamp in purple on verso: The John S. Phillips Collection / P.A.F.A. (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts) (not in Lugt)
InscribedInscription in cartouche/band below image: Ecce stat innocuus spinis redemitus acutis, Æmula sunt cuius bella labella rosis: Et vero Iudæe illudis arundine Regi, Impie sed nescis te mala quanta manent. / Anton. van Dyck invenit et fecit aqua forti. Cum Privilegio
Catalogue raisonnéMauquoy-Hendrickx, A, state VI/IX (posthumous), p. 116.
Object numberPC2014.14.38
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionChrist standing on right, shirtless, drapery wrapped around waist, hands crossed and tied with rope before him, head turned to left, wearing crown of thorns with halo/beams of light radiating from behind head; bearded man in vest and white shirt with full sleeves stands on left, holds a reed stalk with pointed end in front of Christ and looks up at Christ; soldier in helmet and metal breastplate stands in left background, holding staff at far left in his right and looks at Christ, gestures at right with his left arm, drapery over his hand (to place around/remove from Christ's shoulders?)This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1591-93
c. 1635
1927; pub. 1929
c. 1598
