The Flagellation

c. 1624/1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

There are figures inside a circular structure. The scene shows several figures engaged in an activity under a large cylindrical or conical structure. Various tools or weapons are present, and the figures seem to be interacting physically. The structure has an arched entrance with wooden frameworks and a rope hanging from the top. Light and shadow emphasize the forms and enhance the dramatic intensity, while the line work adds texture and movement to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.3 × 6.6 cm (3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.41

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 542, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    The Small Passion [Lieure 537-548]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 28b.

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65074150

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