The Flagellation

Ludwig of Ulm

Associated Names
Ludwig of Ulm

Artist, German, active 1450/1470

This is a painting of a scene showing a central figure surrounded by two others under an architectural arch. The central figure has a halo around the head and is partially covered by a draped cloth, standing on a pedestal. To either side stand figures in medieval attire, each holding an implement. The left figure holds a multi-thonged object, while the right figure appears poised to strike with a leafy bundle. The background consists of stylized architectural elements, such as arches, creating an enclosed space. The use of color is simple yet bold, characteristic of medieval illustrative style. This is in the style of a medieval woodblock print or manuscript illumination.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page)

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 11 x 7.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.18.2


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

  • Origins of European Printmaking: Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Their Public, NGA and Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, 2005-2006, no. 64b, repro.

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q65511084

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