The Flagellation of Christ

The Flagellation of Christ

Title

The Flagellation of Christ

[Kunsthistorisches Museum, revised 2011]

Painting on spruce wood

Medium

Painting on spruce wood

[Cat. Vienna 1973, 50]

Jesus is bound to a column in the centre of a tiled room and is tortured from all sides by numerous henchmen. Spectators watch the event through a window and open door.

[Görres, cda 2012]

Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Kunsthistorisches Museum, revised 2011]

Production date
1538

Production date

1538

[another work from the same series dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 108 x 84 cm (rounded top)

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 108 x 84 cm (rounded top)

  • [Cat. Vienna 1973, 50]

Signature / Dating

Another work from the same series is dated '1538'

Signature / Dating

  • Another work from the same series is dated '1538'

Owner
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Repository
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Location
Vienna
CDA ID
AT_KHM_GG6354
FR (1978) Nr.
FR376A
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/AT_KHM_GG6354/

Provenance

  • collection of the notary von Woerle in Deutsch Matrei
  • 1902 acquired by Archduke Franz Ferdinand for the viennese town expansion fund (Stadterweiterungsfonds)
  • 1922 acquired from this deposit

[Cat. Vienna 1972, No. 17, 27]

Exhibitions

  • Vienna 1972, No. 17

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 376A
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Cat. Vienna 1973 50 pl. 131
EditorKlaus Demus
TitleVerzeichnis der Gemälde
SeriesFührer durch das Kunsthistorische Museum
Volume18
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1973
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Cat. Vienna 1963 115
Authorn. a.
TitleKatalog der Gemäldegalerie. 2, Vlamen, Holländer, Deutsche, Franzosen
SeriesFührer durch das Kunsthistorische Museum
Volume8/2
Place of PublicationVienna
Year of Publication1963
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Connected Works

Christ carrying the Cross
  • Christ carrying the Cross, 1538
  • AT_KHM_GG6355
  • Painting
  • Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • The Flagellation of Christ, 1538

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