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Christ crowned with thorns, stained glass panel, Netherlandish, c.1600
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Christ crowned with thorns, stained glass panel, Netherlandish, c.1600
Clear glass with brown paint, yellow stain, blue and purple enamels
Height: 115mm
Width: 120mm
Width: 120mm
Museum number: SG118
On display: Bath Room (pre-booked tours only)
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
For tours https://www.soane.org/your-visit
Curatorial note
The half-length bust of Christ is shown with his head crowned with thorns. He is depicted with long curly hair and a beard. One hand rests on an orb carrying a cross, the other on the frame. This is a companion piece to SG120, Head of the Virgin.
Literature
Catalogue of the Stained Glass in Sir John Soane's Museum, Special Issue of the Journal of Stained Glass 2004, p. 258
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