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The three Biblical gospels that mention the crown of thorns do not say what happened to it after the crucifixion. The oldest known mention of the crown already being venerated as a relic was made by Paulinus of Nola, writing after 409, [8] who refers to the crown as a relic that was adored by the faithful (Epistle Macarius in Migne, Patrologia Latina, LXI, 407).
Euphorbia milii, the crown-of-thorns, Christ plant or Christ's thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. The specifies commemorates Baron Milius , once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821.
The Crowning with Thorns is a painting by the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Made probably in 1602/1604 or possibly around 1607, it is now located in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. It was bought in Rome by the Imperial ambassador, Baron Ludwig von Lebzelter in 1809, but did not arrive in Vienna until 1816. [1] [2]
Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal. [ 2 ] It is a large shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall.
The Crowning with Thorns is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) done during 1542 and 1543. It is housed in the Musée du Louvre , in Paris . The painting was commissioned by the confraternity of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan .
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
Pages in category "Paintings of Christ Crowned with Thorns" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.