The Flagellation

c. 1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This painting features three figures engaged in an activity involving ropes or cords. The central figure has a circular radiance around the head and is scantily clad. Flanking this figure are two others, one in red and the other in green with red trousers, who appear to be holding ropes or whips directed towards the central figure. The background shows an elaborately detailed architectural setting with stone or mosaic walls, arches, and floral designs, in a medieval or early Renaissance style. The predominant colors are red, green, and gold.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metalcut, hand-colored in red lake, yellow, and green on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 10.4 × 7.7 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.697

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 2282, State m

  • Series Title

    Three Scenes from a Life of Christ

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 334, 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.

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64953206

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