The Flagellation, 1580-1610
Jerome Wierixexpand_more
Engravingexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.820
Not on Viewexpand_more
Medieval theologians interpreted Christ's life and death in terms of Old Testament events, a practice called typology. The legend of Lamech being beaten by his two wives was said to foretell that Christ would be scourged by "two types of people," a Gentile and a Jew. This may explain the strangely contrasting floggers in Jerome Wierix's print.
Details
- Title
- The Flagellation
- Artist Life
- 1553 - 1619
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.820
- Catalogue Raisonne
- A.1133
- Curator Approved
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