Head of Christ

Jean-Baptiste Clésinger

Cleveland Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a silver-colored bust of a man with long hair and a beard. The man has a crown of thorns on his head. The bust is angled slightly to the right. The man's eyes are closed. He has a mustache and a beard. The sculpture is made of metal, possibly silver or pewter, and has a smooth, shiny finish. The bust is mounted on a square beige marble base. The background of the image is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.