Flagellation of Christ

1570s

Workshop of Luca Cambiaso

Associated Names
Luca Cambiaso

Artist, Genoese, 1527 - 1585

This is a drawing of multiple figures in an architectural setting. The scene depicts figures engaged in lifting or carrying large blocks or bundles, suggesting a labor atmosphere. The figures in the foreground are muscular and minimally clothed. The setting shows vertical columns or beams in the background. The lines are sketchy and deliberate. The figures' poses add a sense of dynamic motion. The drawing is monochromatic, primarily using pencil or ink on paper. The scene captures a moment of active engagement within a possible historical or mythological context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 18.3 x 30.1 cm (7 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8861


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979]; gift 1943 to the NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, across top verso: This Sketch was drawn / by a[drafterly?] hand

Wikidata ID

Q64594055

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