This devotional image brings together various symbols of Christ’s crucifixion including the crown of thorns, nails and spear.

In 1923 the NGV paid a high price for this work, since then, the authenticity of the work has been questioned and still the debate rages.

This very dramatic 17th century painting was once part of the high altar in a church in the Spanish district in Rome. A shift in taste saw it removed and now it hangs in Melbourne.