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The Fall and Redemption of Man: Christ Crowned with Thorns

Albrecht Altdorfer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of four men. The man in the center is sitting on the ground wearing a long robe. He has long hair and a beard and his hands are tied in front of him. He appears to have blood on his forehead and cheeks. Three other men surround and interact with him. The man on the left is wearing a hat and a short puffy sleeve shirt, and appears to be holding a rod or stick over the seated man. The man on the right is kneeling on one knee and appears to be bending over the seated man, wearing a similar short puffy sleeve shirt. The man on the far right appears to be holding a cloth. The background includes an archway. The image appears to be a woodcut. The composition is dense. The image is bordered by a thin white space.

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620 × 893 px
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