The Flagellation in the Presence of Mary

1465/1475

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of two figures in an interior scene, one tied to a column. There is a column in the center with a person tied to it, surrounded by another figure with a raised tool. The setting appears to be inside a structured room with a tiled floor, and there is a window with an observer behind it. The figures are drawn with classical attire, with one character associated with religious iconography. The scene is rendered with clear outlines and colored sections, with a limited color palette highlighting important details. Angled lines in the background may indicate a sense of space or light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.517

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 649

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Monastery of St. Peter, Salzburg; Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 103, 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. 103.

Wikidata ID

Q64952953

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