Talk:The Mocking of Christ (Cimabue)

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Did you know... that Christ Mocked (shown), which recently sold for €24 million, is a long-lost painting by Cimabue discovered in the kitchen of an elderly Frenchwoman?

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Why the title "Christ Mocked"

On closer inspection, there are 11 disciples to the left, including the roman, with Saulus, the 12th of the deciples, on the right hand.

Of the foreground characters, including presumable Christ, who is in the middle, five of them have been marked with red color, including also Saulus who is positioned to the right.

And if we consider the red colour for being roman, Rome as such stands behind Christ and the newly awakening Christendom, or at least a part of it.

On the other side, we find old, and fading old values, aka jewish/roman culture.

"Saulus", also fading, hands over his arm and forces the one, also a roman, who will crown Christ with the crown of thorns.

And if we consider the also faded sword and dagger, which are aimed at "Saulus"' neck, it seems as if old forces will try to make him what he is doing right now.

On closer inspection, considering the shoulder line of the character in the back, near to christ, it might be that the sword or dagger aimed at "Saulus"' neck is being held by one of the other disciples.

On the other side, the red sword, aimed at the hand of the one who will crown Christ, is not held by the roman who stands to the right of person holding the sword.

On the other hand, and also from the left side, the Mob, aka the rest of the disciples, will be held off from storming by the person who is nearest to Christ.

Why in the heck is the painting titled "Christ Mocked"?

What dimwit came up with that title? Did he ever analyse the painting in full? Did he understand the whole picture in full?

A better title would be "The Conflict of Christ".

--2A01:598:8089:5AD3:8154:10B1:F6DD:4C2D 21:09, 28. Okt. 2019 (CET) -- trancesilken@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:598:8089:5AD3:8154:10B1:F6DD:4C2D (talk • contribs) 21:54, 28. Okt. 2019 (CET) (UTC)