The Flagellation

1425/1450

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows three figures depicted in an illustrative, stylized form. The central figure stands facing forward with a halo around their head. They have short, dark hair and notable features and are partially unclothed. The figure wears a yellow garment from the waist down and has red markings on their skin. Flanking the central figure are two other figures wearing tunics; one is in gray and yellow with stripes on their tunic, yellow leggings, and holding a green object, while the other wears a red tunic with beige leggings and is looking towards the central figure. In the background, there is a green patch underfoot and lines suggesting script or decoration along the top edge in dark ink.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, green, yellow, tan, and orange

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.501

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 307


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 39, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 39.

Wikidata ID

Q64952936

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