a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Crowning with Thorns
Artist: Caravaggio
 1607    Painting

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The painting shows a crown made of thorns forcefully put on Jesus’ head just before he is about to be crucified in order to mock at his claims of holding authority.

This Italian Baroque oil on canvas painting measures 127 cm × 165.5 cm (50 in × 65.2 in) and is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

The Crucified Christ
Artist: Velázquez
 1632    Painting

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The work, painted in oil on canvas, measures 249 × 170 cm and is owned by the Museo del Prado.  Christ has both arms drawn a subtle curve, instead of forming a triangle. The loincloth is painted rather small, thus showing the nude body as much as possible. The head shows a narrow halo, as if it came from the figure itself; the face is resting on the chest, showing just enough of his features. The long, straight hair covers a great part of the face, perhaps foreshadowing the death, already inflicted as shown by the wound on the right side.