After his arrest Jesus was crowned King of the Jews by his mockers, with a crown of thorns. The thugs also made him hold a reed, as if it were a sceptre.
Related works of art:
Bosch, Jheronimus: The Crowning with Thorns (1485 or later)
Caravaggio: The Crowning with Thorns (c. 1601)
Cranach, Lucas sr.: Christ Crowned with Thorns (c. 1510)
Titian: The Crowning with Thorns (1545) (c.1545)
Titian: The Crowning with Thorns (1573) (c. 1571 - 1576)
Van Honthorst, Gerard: The Crowning with Thorns (c. 1622)