Collection ID
ART.001223
Type
Art
Date
1975
Geography
United States
Language
N/A
Medium
Mixed Media on Canvas
Dimensions
60 × 40 in. (152.4 × 101.6 cm)
Exhibit Location
Not on View

This oil and acrylic mixed-media painting by American artist Sandra Bowden depicts Jesus with a crown of thorns on his head. The painting utilizes color blocking and three-dimensional elements, such as nails for the crown of thorns, to emphasize the impact of this moment of the passion.

Created in 1975 by Sandra Bowden, Massachusetts; Purchased privately in 1999 by an unknown collector; Returned in 2021 to Sandra Bowden; Donated in 2023 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

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