Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Theodore Casper von Furstenberg, ca. 1615–1675, German
Title:
Head of Christ, Crowned with Thorns
Date:
between 1656 and 1675
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 9/16 x 6 1/8 inches (21.8 x 15.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "HB50(5) p.9 | c13572 | A.6 II es | k5125 | c5434"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.13
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Passion cycles | suffering | drapery | sadness | thorns | bleeding | Christian | beard | halo | crown of thorns | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Darkness Into Light - The Early Mezzotint (Yale University Art Gallery, 1976-02-03 - 1976-04-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21899