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The Mocking of Christ, plate from Giulio Aleni's "Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh), Jinjiang Church, Fujian Province, China

Artist: Unknown Chinese; Publisher: Giulio Aleni

interior scene; bottom R shows Christ seated with five figures immediately surrounding him-three looking and two above his head are poking him, placing crown of thorns on his head; in foreground is a knife next to branches of thorns; to R two figures with shields dressed in military garments stand as if watching; on L is guard in same attire; guards throughout interior; through outside the doorways on L hand side is Christ walking head looking down, appears as if figures are holding his hands behind his back; Chinese symbols by each depiction of Christ and one symbol above doorway, third one in

Date
1637
In our collection
since May the 24th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
6 5/8 x 5 11/16 in. (16.83 x 14.45 cm) (image)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Woodblock print
Price
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Composition
oxygen43%
cadmium17%
atium8%
zinc32%