Christus ontkleed door de soldaten

Christ sits at the center wearing a crown of thorns while a soldier pulls a robe over his head and another pushes him forward. The central scene is surrounded by elaborate strapwork containing various 'Arma Christi' (instruments of the Passion), including a ladder and a basket of nails. Below the main image, a separate cartouche shows two laborers digging a hole in the earth in preparation for the crucifixion.

Aegidius Sadeler was a central figure at the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, which served as a major European hub for alchemy, Neoplatonism, and the occult. This print reflects the sophisticated Mannerist aesthetic of that circle, where religious narratives were rendered with a technical virtuosity and complexity that appealed to the court's interest in layered intellectual and spiritual meanings.