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The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns by Sebald Beham

The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns

c. 1520

Woodcut on cream antique laid paper mounted on 18th-century (?) blue album sheet

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A close-up woodcut depicts a man's face wearing a crown of thorns. His long, curly hair and beard frame his sorrowful expression. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints

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Ukiyo-e crown of thorns centered composition close-up frontal view face portrait religious figure woodcut black and white gray sepia

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