n. Art one of the subjects of the Passion cycle: in Renaissance painting typically a depiction of Christ wearing the crown of thorns.
Etymology: L, 'behold the man', the words of Pilate to the Jews after the crowning with thorns (John 19:5)
n. Art one of the subjects of the Passion cycle: in Renaissance painting typically a depiction of Christ wearing the crown of thorns.
Etymology: L, 'behold the man', the words of Pilate to the Jews after the crowning with thorns (John 19:5)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012