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  2. Crown of thorns - Wikipedia

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    Christ carrying the cross with the crown of thorns, as painted by El Greco, c. 1580s. According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns (Ancient Greek: στέφανος ἐξ ἀκανθῶν, romanized: stephanos ex akanthōn or ἀκάνθινος στέφανος, akanthinos stephanos) was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion.

  3. File:Crown of thorns.svg - Wikipedia

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  4. Category:Paintings of Christ Crowned with Thorns - Wikipedia

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    The Crowning with Thorns (Caravaggio, Vienna) Christ Crowned with Thorns (Annibale Carracci) The Crowning with Thorns (Titian, Munich) E. Ecce Homo (Correggio) G.

  5. Category:Crown of thorns - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the crown of thorns and its depictions. It was the crown placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion.It was one of the instruments of the Passion, employed by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to mock his claim of authority.

  6. Ecce Homo (Rubens) - Wikipedia

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    Ecce Homo or Christ Wearing the Crown of Thorns is an oil on oak panel painting of the Ecce Homo subject by Peter Paul Rubens, executed c. 1612, now in the Hermitage Museum, in Saint Petersburg. [1] The Hermitage also houses an oil study for its figure of Pilate .

  7. Head of Christ (Correggio) - Wikipedia

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    It depicts the head of Christ, wearing the crown of thorns. In the background there is a white cloth showing that the image represents the Veil of Veronica, but Christ's head is given volume through alternate use of light and dark shadows. The painting is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Correggio was known for creating some of the ...

  8. Feast of the Crown of Thorns - Wikipedia

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    The first feast in honour of the Crown of Thorns (Festum susceptionis coronae Domini) was instituted at Paris in 1239, when Louis IX of France brought there the relic of the Crown of Thorns, which was deposited later in the Royal Chapel, erected in 1241–48 to guard this and other relics of the Passion. The feast, observed on 11 August, though ...

  9. The Crowning with Thorns - Wikipedia

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    The Crowning with Thorns refers to the Crown of Thorns being placed on the head of Jesus, and is a common subject in art, examples including: The Crowning with Thorns (Titian, Paris) painted in 1542/1543 by Titian; The Crowning with Thorns (Titian, Munich) painted in 1576 by Titian