Head of Christ 1445

"Head of Christ" is a 1445 oil painting by the Early Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus. It is a small-scale work measuring 14.9 x 10.8 cm and depicts a close-up of Christ's face, crowned with thorns and bearing the wounds of the Passion. The image is framed by a delicate, gold-leaf patterned border, typical of Christus's precise and meticulous style. This devotional image, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is a powerful testament to Christus's ability to capture both the physical and emotional torment of Christ's suffering.