European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Christ Crowned with Thorns Predella panel Made in Valencia, Spain, Europe1454 Joan Reixac, Spanish (active Valencia), documented 1437 - 1484 Oil on panel Currently not on view Inv. 203 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelThis panel was once the central image of a predella, or base, of an altarpiece. The altarpiece stood in the charterhouse (Carthusian monastery) of Vall de Crist in Altura, near Castellón, Spain, but today its main panel is in the cathedral of Segorbe in Castellón and the other eight predella paintings are in the Museo de Bellas Artes in Valencia. |
