Christ Bound to the Column, The painting depicts a scene from the Passion of the Christ. Jesus is bare chested and wears a garment at his waist. His arms are behind his back, as they have been tied up so that he is up against the column behind him. He looks up to heaven with a heartfelt plea. On his brow is the crown of thorns and his hair comes down in columnar curls that look moist. Otherwise, his body bears no bruising or torture from the beatings that are recorded within the Gospels. The architecture behind him frames the scene by two Classical columns with floral capitals that support an arch. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

 Item — Box: 195
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s20-i0097

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Christ Bound to the Column, The painting depicts a scene from the Passion of the Christ. Jesus is bare chested and wears a garment at his waist. His arms are behind his back, as they have been tied up so that he is up against the column behind him. He looks up to heaven with a heartfelt plea. On his brow is the crown of thorns and his hair comes down in columnar curls that look moist. Otherwise, his body bears no bruising or torture from the beatings that are recorded within the Gospels. The architecture behind him frames the scene by two Classical columns with floral capitals that support an arch. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SICI.0094; Public Notes: The caption notes the work was once part of the Knoedler collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Christ; scenes from the Passion; instruments of the Passion; columns; flagellations; scenes from the life of Christ; crown of thorns; School: Sicily; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: book clipping ; Image height (in.): 8.8; Image width (in.): 6.4in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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