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460 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. loin-cloth. He is in full light, except for his face which is partly in shadow. Christ, turned to the left, kneels in prayer to the right of a rock ; He wears a brown and red costume. In the right distance Judas and the soldiers emerge from the darkness, lighted by a torch-bearer. Near at hand are the sleeping disciples. Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1664 ; canvas, 35 inches by 55 inches. This picture, and Nos. 14, 15, 16, and 18, form a Passion series, with figures half life-size. They were painted by Van de Velde for the Spinhuiskerk at Amsterdam, and are mentioned by Houbraken (iii. 91) in 1721. The pictures were all kept very low in tone and almost in monochrome. They have now darkened and are in a bad condition ; besides, they hang in an unfavourable light. Exhibited at Utrecht, 1894, No. 444. In the parsonage of the Augustinian church " De Ster " (" The Star "), Amsterdam. 12. Christ at Gethsemane. Sm. 101. Christ, wearing a purple vest and a red cloak, kneels with folded hands and upturned face. An angel supports Him on the left. Farther back on the right the three disciples lie asleep on the ground. In the distance come the multitude with swords and staves. "An unsuccessful attempt at historical painting " (Sm.). Signed in full, and dated 1665 ; canvas, 47^ inches by 58^ inches. Sales. Abrahams, London, 1831 (27). London, 1833 (.85 : is.). B. H. Honeywood and others, London, December 14, 1895, No. 76. 13. Christ mocked by the Soldiers. In the centre Christ with His hands bound sits on the rack. A Roman soldier presses the crown of thorns upon His wounded head, and a Jew offers him a reed as sceptre. A third man looks on curiously. At the back, to right and left, are Roman soldiers and many other troops. Signed in full on a rampart to the right, and dated 1664 ; canvas, 12 inches by 17^ inches. Sales. Pieter de Klok, Amsterdam, April 22, 1744 (Hoet, ii. 136), No. 92 (25 florins). Ph. J. D. Joriges, Amsterdam, October 14, 1772. Amsterdam, July 22, 1811, No. 53. J. Kleinenbergh, Leyden, July 19, 1841, No. 233 (60 florins, Kleinenbergh) on panel. Amsterdam, May 16, 1877, No. 33. 14. CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS. In the right centre Christ sits beside a pillar. A man in red presses the crown of thorns upon His head. To the left another mocker, also in red, offers Christ a branch. Farther to the left, in the background, kneels a third man in brown, who seems to spit at Christ. Canvas, 35 inches by 55 inches. See note to 1 1 . In the parsonage of the Augustinian church " De Ster," Amsterdam.