Christ Crowned with Thorns Size:8" x 10" In his paintings Lastman paid

In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces

" he was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art and much influenced by Nicolas Poussin

They shared a birthplace in Leiden

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Christ Crowned with Thorns Size:8" x 10" In his paintings Lastman paidA fantastic use of light and dark in this symbolic image of Christ scourged. His torturers surround him and mock Him from the darkness. Gerard van Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became especially noted for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname Gherardo delle Notti. Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio.