The Flagellation of Christ

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of three figures engaged in physical interaction in an architectural setting with arched structures in the background. The figures are depicted in elaborate clothing, showing a confrontation or struggle with one central figure bound to a column or post. The composition is full of movement and tension, suggested by the postures and gestures of the figures, as well as the tools or weapons they are holding. The intricate line work creates a sense of texture and depth, typical of woodcut or engraving illustrations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 7.1 × 4.7 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.348

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 23

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 48.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 23.

Wikidata ID

Q64952477

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