Christ Crowned with Thorns Size:8" x 10" He also painted portraits of

He also painted portraits of his family and circle of friends

art theorist

In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces

if not founders of a leading strand of the Baroque style

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

Christ Crowned with Thorns Size:8" x 10" He also painted portraits ofA 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.