Portrait of Christ wearing Crown of Thorns looking up. Drops of blood visible on forehead.
Additional signature information: 152 Nassau St., New York (entire signature line in capitals)
“And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head and a reed in his right hand. They bowed the knee before him and mocked him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Matthew 27:29 In Ancient Greece, a wreath of laurel was placed on the head of victors in competition and ruling kings often wore crowns to signify their power. Before the Crucifixion, the Roman soldiers wove a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on Jesus’ head to mock the idea of Jesus as “King of the Jews.”
