"Saint Louis Receives the Crown of Thorns From the Hands of Christ"

ID: 397 ~ Source: Wikimedia Commons ~ Creator: Simon Vouet ~ Date: 1639
This file appears in: Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis: Understanding the Drama of the Church, Royalty, and Power in France
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This painting, hung in the interior of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, depicts one of the church’s eponymous patron saints, King Louis IX, receiving into his hands the crown of thorns from the glorified Christ. Paintings were a common element used in the interior design of Baroque churches, with Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis containing a number of similar such works located both in its side chapels and around its main altar.

This file appears in: Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis: Understanding the Drama of the Church, Royalty, and Power in France