Christ Crowned with Thorns (van Dyck) Christ Crowned with Thorns (van Dyck) Christ Crowned with Thorns is a 1619-20 painting by Anthony van Dyck. He produced it aged 20 during his first Antwerp period, when he was the main studio assistant and pupil of Peter Paul Rubens. It shows Rubens' influence in its relatively sombre palette, chiaroscuro and highly realistic portrayal of musculature. He seems to have completed it early during his stay in Italy, since it also shows the influence of Titian and other Venetian painters in Jesus' face. Once it was complete, van Dyck offered the painting to Rubens, who declined it. It was
William V. B. Van Dyck the southern tip of South America. From 1907 to 1911, he lived in Chile. As of 1909, Rutgers' alumni catalogue reported that Van Dyck was living in Valparaiso, Chile and engaged in the manufacturing business. From 1911 until 1925, he worked for General Electric in Brazil and founded the General Electric Company of Brazil. By 1916, he was reportedly a managing director of General Electric in Rio de Janeiro. He also participated in the first chess game played by "wireless" in 1923. In 1925 or 1926, he returned to the United States and was employed by International General Electric Company