Flagellation, 1501

Title

Flagellation

Painter

• Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar

Inside of the Outer Wings, Passion of Christ (High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church)

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on spruce wood

Material

• spruce wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan since 1922 from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main

Genre

• altarpiece
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• force
• Jesus Christ
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,26
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,15
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,1

Primary

• 73D351 flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)
• 12A521 high priest ~ hierarchy of priests

Secondary

• 41A2 interior of the house