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The Flagellation of Christ is a painting by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, now in the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples. It is dated to 1607, and may have been reworked by the artist in 1610. It is not to be confused with Christ at the Column, another Flagellation by Caravaggio of the same period.
- 286 cm × 213 cm (113 in × 84 in)
- 1607
- Museo di Capodimonte
- Caravaggio
The Flagellation of Christ, 1607 by Caravaggio. In The Flaggellation Caravaggio followed a well-established format in arranging the figures. The most influential precedent was Sebastiano del Piombo's Flagellation fresco of 1516 in San Pietro in Montorio in Rome, based on preparatory paintings by Michelangelo.
Caravaggio depicts the prelude to Christ's crucifixion, known in art as the "Flagellation of Christ." The Roman soldier in the bottom left corner crouches as he prepares his lash. He tightly grips a bundle of sticks with his left hand, as his right hand winds a rope to hold them in place.
It was during his first sojourn to Naples, terminating in July 1607 that Caravaggio painted the Flagellation of Christ for the Neapolitan church of San Domenico Maggiore – the same church that displayed Titian’s Annunciation (1557), now also exhibited at Capodimonte. The Flagellation entered Capodimonte in 1972 for reasons of conservation ...
- Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
Dec 6, 2023 · Dr. Steven Zucker: [0:04] We’re in the Capodimonte Museum in Naples, looking at a large Caravaggio. This is “The Flagellation of Christ.” Dr. Beth Harris: [0:12] This was made for a family chapel here in Naples. Caravaggio had just fled Rome. Having his usual bad temper, he got into a fight and actually murdered someone.
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Oct 14, 2023 · The flagellation is similarly reproduced as an immensely violent and sadistic ritual, as the figures are positioned rhythmically around Christ. Through Caravaggio's signature use of darkness and stark light flesh, he is able to push this scene of torture into that of cruel sadism, underscoring the manic violence of the act.
Christ at the Column (also known as The Flagellation of Christ; c. 1606/1607), is a painting by the Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France. This is one of two versions of the Flagellation of Christ by Caravaggio painted late in 1606 or early in 1607, soon after his arrival in Naples. The ...
