Stories of christ’s childhood and adolescence became increasingly popular during the counter-reformation because they were easily understood by a broad public. Rather than taking a story from the bible, zurbarán appears to have invented this subject, in which jesus pricks himself on a crown of thorns he is weaving, foretelling his later torment at the crucifixion. Despite the grand scale and monumental figures, the work has remarkable intimacy and quietness, emphasizing such details as the virgin’s tears. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1635. Place of creation: Spain, 17th century. Dimensions: Framed: 201 x 256 x 10 cm (79 1/8 x 100 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 165 x 218.2 cm (64 15/16 x 85 7/8 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Virgin Mary, Christ Child. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Clevelandart 1960.117
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