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Christ Crowned with Thorns, Titian, Louvre.
Subject treated also by Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Munich Gallery; Marten van Heemskirck, Nuremberg Gallery.
CHRIST AT THE TOMB, Henri Lévy,
Paris. The body of Christ lies upon a flat
stone covered with a black pall, the right
arm hanging down, the hand touching a
copper dish in which are the nails and a
cloth stained with blood, and beside which
is the crown of thorns; at the head sits an
angel, partly covered with violet drapery,
who holds a trumpet in his right and raises
with his left hand the pall; at the foot, a
second angel, in a purple tunic, is bent in
grief over the Saviour's feet. Salon, 1873.
Etched by Charles Waltner.—Gazette des
B. Arts (1873), viii. 42; Larousse, xvi. (Sup.),
535.
CHRIST, TRANSFIGURATION OF. See
Transfiguration.
CHRIST OF THE TRIBUTE MONEY.
See Tribute Money.
CHRIST APPEARING TO VIRGIN,
Guido Reni, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H.
11 ft. 6 in. × 8 ft. 1 in. Christ, standing,
attended by an angel, bearing the banner
of Redemption, and followed by two disciples
with clasped hands, appears to the
Virgin, who kneels at left; behind her, in
background, is St. Charles Borromeo, an
angel, Adam, and Eve; above, angels with
palms. From Modena Gallery. Engraved
by N. Tardieu.—Gal. Roy. de Dresde, i. Pl.
22.
By Titian, S. Maria, Medole; canvas, H. 9 ft. × 6 ft. 6 in. Meeting of Mary and Christ after the Ascension; the Virgin, kneeling on the clouds, raises her hands in surprise as Christ, in grave-clothes, shows her the stigmata; behind him are Adam, Eve, and two patriarchs. Painted in 1554, and presented by Titian to the church when his nephew became canon; damaged by its concealment in a tomb during French Revolution; unsuccessfully restored in 1862.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 240.
CHRISTENSEN, GODFRED, born in
Copenhagen, July 23, 1845. Landscape
painter; pupil of Copenhagen Academy
under Kiaerschou, where he won prizes
in 1865 and 1871, went in 1873 to Paris,
where he was much influenced by the colouris.
Member of Copenhagen Academy in
1881. Works: Beech Tree (1865); Zealand
Landscape (1870); Fenn in North Zealand
(1871); Highway with Willows (1873); Himmelbjerget
(1880), Copenhagen Gallery.—Sigurd
Müller, 61; Weilbach, 111.
CHRISTIAN MARTYR. See Martyr.
CHRISTIAN PARNASSUS. See Triumph
of Religion in Arts.
CHRISTINA, ST., GLORIFICATION
OF, Vincenzo Catena, S. M. Mater Domini,
Venice; wood, arched at top. Christ, on
high, gives a blessing to the Saint kneeling
on a cloud at his feet; below, in a landscape,
