Flagellation of Christ

Title

Flagellation of Christ

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• movement study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,30
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,19
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,63

Primary

• 73D351 flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)

Alternative Attribution

• Amico Aspertini draughtsman; by note on mount
• Giovanni Battista Ricci ? draughtsman; by note on mount
• Amico Aspertini draughtsman; declined, by note on mount