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The Passion: The Flagellation
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The Passion: The Flagellation

Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617), artist · 1597 · engraving

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Goltzius situates his flagellation scene in an urban setting, rather than an open landscape; the compressed space serves to intensify the action. Bound tightly to a tall column, Jesus is whipped by two men, the one on the left wielding a leather whip tipped with barbs; the one on the right with bundled birch branches. Jesus’s body is powerfully muscled, but his face is anguished and gaunt. This engraving was included in a series of 12 prints by Goltzius illustrating the Passion of Christ, extremely popular during the artist’s lifetime and beyond, and inspiring many copies.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineThe Passion: The Flagellation, 1597. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1982.122
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