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Bosch, 'Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns)' about 1490-1500.

Bosch, 'Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns)' about 1490-1500

Christ is surrounded by four torturers, often referred to as 'savage beasts'.

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