1597
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Passion Set: Christ Crowned with Thorns is a 1597 by Zacharias Dolendo, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a chaotic crowd around a half-naked man slumped on the ground. A soldier in armor stands to the left, holding a spear with a crescent moon on top. Others push, pull, or point at the man, while a statue of a draped figure looms above them in an arched doorway. The background has buildings and a distant dome, but the focus is on the rough handling of the man in the center. The man on the ground looks exhausted, his head slumped forward. His bare feet and torn clothes make him stand out against the armored figures around him. The soldier’s spear and the statue above might hint at a story about power and suffering. Look up Zacharias Dolendo to see more of his dramatic etchings.
Zacharias Dolendo (1561–1601) was a Dutch engraver. He was the brother of Bartholomeus Dolendo, whom he surpassed both in style and in correctness. He was born at Leyden in 1561, and is said by Huber to have been a…
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