Currently not on view

Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns,

ca. 1520, printed 1550–1600

attributed to Hans Sebald Beham, 1500–1550; born Nuremberg, Germany; died Frankfurt am Main, Germany
formerly attributed to Albrecht Dürer, 1471–1528; born and died Nuremberg, Germany
2022-250

Information

Title
Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns
Dates

ca. 1520, printed 1550–1600

Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 43.2 × 32.4 cm (17 × 12 3/4 in.) sheet: 50.8 × 34 cm (20 × 13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2022-250
Culture

Antiquariat Weidhas, Berlin, in 1844 (according to pencil inscription on the verso; Guy van Hoorebeke, Brussels (dealer, retired in 2015); Sam Josefowitz, Pully (Switzerland); thence by descent;C.G. Boerner, New York; purchased by Princeton University Art Museum, 2022.