The Flagellation, 1599

Title

The Flagellation

Painter

• Johann Rottenhammer

Production Place

• Venice

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on copper

Material

• copper

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert mittig am unteren Bildrand „15 99 / Ha[n]s Rot[ten]hame[r] / […]et[…]“

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1967

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• force
• Jesus Christ
• woman
• child
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Adam Elsheimer
• Herod Antipas (Tetrarch of Galilee)
• Caiaphas
• Pontius Pilate

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,26
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,15
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes, 19,1

Primary

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

Secondary

• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture