Inspiraggio on Instagram: "Christ’s gaze is the center of this painting. Carl Bloch shows a moment just before the crucifixion, when a Roman soldier mocks him and shouts in his face. Yet Jesus does not look at the soldier. He looks at us. His calm expression contrasts with the aggression he is receiving. Jesus holds in his hand the scepter the Romans gave him to ridicule him as a “king.” The crown of thorns is pressed into his head, and blood runs down his forehead. Every element of the scene re