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The Flagellation, 1886

  • etching, paper, bister
  • 95 x 65 mm
  • Inv. 1998-B-8

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For the etching The Flagellation, Ensor was (probably) inspired by a reproduction of the twelfth-century south portal of the cathedral in Bourges. At the bottom he added a scene of a lashing. At the bottom left are extras in Turkish costume, perhaps Christ's guards.

Artist

James Ensor RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ostend 1860 - Ostend 1949
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Title The Flagellation
Date 1886
Period 19th century
Medium and support etching AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription on the reverse: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">Papier d 1702 / D-8.</span></p>
inscription on the reverse: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">1702</span></p>
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
Inventory number 1998-B-8
Acquisition credit purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.)
1998
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-8
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4000/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D Christ Iconclass
11Q7121(PORTAL) parts of church exterior and annexes: portal Iconclass
22C light Iconclass
22C8 shadow Iconclass
45D313 private soldier Iconclass
48C145 architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass
61E(BOURGES) names of cities and villages (BOURGES) Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
73D351 flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1) Iconclass
73D82(LANCE) lance ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass
School / Style phantasy
satire (artistic device) AAT
historicism (theory) AAT
James Ensor : Catalogue illustré de ses gravures ; Leur description critique et l'inventaire des plaques = Geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn gravures ; Hun kritische beschrijving en inventaris van de platen = Illustrated catalogue of his engravings ; Their critical description and inventary of the plates / Auguste Taevernier. - Ledeberg (Gent) : Erasmus Boekhandel bv Amsterdam, 1973 (nr. 8)
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