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Etching of a bound, thorn-crowned man holding a reed, with a bearded man and helmeted soldier behind him against a radiating halo.

The mocking of Christ. Etching by A. van Dyck.

An etching showing a shirtless, bound man crowned with thorns and framed by a radiant halo, holding a reed while a bearded man and a helmeted soldier press close behind him. Fine hatched lines model the bodies and create a dramatic dark background.

Artist
Anthony van Dyck
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3431 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La burla de Cristo, aguafuerte de Anthony van Dyck

Un aguafuerte que muestra a un hombre sin camisa, atado y coronado de espinas, enmarcado por un halo radiante y sosteniendo una caña, mientras un hombre barbudo y un soldado con casco se acercan tras él. Las líneas finas y cruzadas modelan los cuerpos y crean un fondo oscuro y dramático.

Português: A zombaria de Cristo, gravura de Anthony van Dyck

Uma gravura que mostra um homem sem camisa, amarrado e coroado de espinhos, emoldurado por um halo radiante e segurando uma cana, enquanto um homem barbudo e um soldado de elmo se aproximam atrás dele. Linhas finas e cruzadas modelam os corpos e criam um fundo escuro e dramático.

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