Caption
Scourging of Christ, The Little Passion, Passio Christi Ab Alberto Durer Nurenburgensi Effigiata, print, album page, Christ, bound to a column, is flogged by men with bunches of branches. Print is part of an album., printmaker, after print by, publisher, The Hague, paper, engraving, engraving pasted on album page, height 130 mm x width 99 mm, flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26, Mark 15:15, John 19:1), A black and white engraved scene shows a group of people under an architectural setting with columns and an archway; a central bearded, semi-nude man stands facing left with his hands bound at the waist and a cloth wrapped around his hips, and another muscular man behind him grips a rope or cord; to the left a man with raised arm holds a bundle resembling a whip above his head as if about to strike, and nearby a figure wearing a heavy cloak and head covering looks on with folded arms and a stern expression; additional onlookers appear clustered at the left edge, some partially turned away, and a man at the far right leans forward with a club or staff; the background beyond the arch shows a walled structure and foliage, and the floor is rendered with linear shading and carved base moldings.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B26_318
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35.1Mb (10.4Mb) / 10.3in x 13.2in / 3101 x 3959 (300dpi)