The Crowning with Thorns
Lucas van Leyden
ca. 1520–30
Medium
Pen and brown ink, on paper washed pink
Dimensions
Diameter: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund and Florence B. Selden Bequest, 2001
Accession Number
2001.167
Tags
MenChrist
About the Artist
Lucas van Leyden · 1484–1533
Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533) was a Dutch painter and printmaker who stands among the greatest engravers of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Leiden as either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, he lived and worked primarily in his native city, achieving international renown that rivaled the German master Albrecht Dürer. Lucas van Leyden revolutionized Netherlandish printmaking and was among the first...