The Flagellation, 16th century
Albrecht Dürerexpand_more
Woodcutexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.181
Not on Viewexpand_more
Northern artists around 1500 had a fondness for the grotesque, particularly as a metaphor for evil. This indigenous fascination with ugliness found full expression in Christ's enemies. Albrecht Dürer's woodcut is a masterful display of jeering, scowling derision. He likened the mob to animals, as indicated by the men on the ground, one of whom is posed like the mangy dog. The Passion tracts concocted many tales around the theme of hair-pulling, a detail Dürer could not resist.
Details
- Title
- The Flagellation
- Artist Life
- 1471–1528
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.181
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Meder 117 after text B.8, 117
- Curator Approved
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