The Flagellation

1480/1500

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The central figure is tied to a blue column with both hands above their head. To the left, a person in red attire is shown mid-action with arms raised. To the right, two individuals stand observing. The background consists of a pale, decorated wall with an ornate circular design on the left side and an overhead architectural element above the group.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in dark brown, hand-colored in vermilion, gray-blue, purple, peach, and tan

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.471

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 294

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 32, 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. 32.

Wikidata ID

Q64952906

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