The Flagellation of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens is a carefully elaborated sketch or modello for the painting of the same name in the Dominican church, which is the present St Pauls Church in Antwerp. The large panel dates back to around 1614. It is one of a series of fifteen panels painted by eleven artists including Maerten de Vos, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens. The composition of the painting is almost the same as that of the drawing. However, greater breadth was given to the modello. The figures consequently have more space. We are struck by the direct, restless brushwork, the sculptural power of the characters and the balanced composition around the figure of Christ in the centre. Rubens frequently based the poses of his figures on early examples which he had copied during his stay in Italy. The artist himself attached a great deal of importance to his oil sketches and kept them in his possession until his death.
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Peter Paul Rubens
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| Title | The Flagellation of Christ |
| Date | ca. 1617 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1910-Z |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1910 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1910-Z |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3813/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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11D
Christ
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11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 31A22611 blood Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 44G3121 prisoner with hands bound Iconclass 44G32 executioner, hangman Iconclass 44G321(WHIP) instruments of torture, execution or punishment (WHIP) Iconclass 44G33 torture Iconclass 44G33(+33) torture (+ instruments of torture) Iconclass 48(+411) modelli Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73D Passion of Christ Iconclass 73D35 tortures of Christ Iconclass 73D351 flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1) Iconclass 73D3512 Christ with wounds caused by scourging Iconclass 73D82 single instruments of the Passion Iconclass 73D82(COLUMN) column (of the flagellation) ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass 73D82(WHIP) single instruments of the Passion (WHIP) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
| Peter Paul Rubens / Henri Hymans. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (jg. 2, p. 326) |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 120) |
| Chefs-d'oeuvre du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand (exposition itinérante 'Quarante chefs-d'oeuvre du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand' Bruxelles, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 12 février - 6 mars 1949 ; Liège, 12 mars - 3 avril 1949 ; Luxembourg, 9 avril - 1 mai 1949 ; Lille, 14 mai - 12 juin 1949) / Georges Chabot, Paul Eeckhout. - Bruxelles : Editions de la Connaissance, 1949 (p. 5, nr. 18) |
| Guide du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, Orné de 52 reproductions de tableaux : Extrait du guide illustré de Gand / Jos. Casier. - Gand : Anc. Maison d'édition Vanderpoorten, 1949 (p. 25) |
| Peter Paul Rubens [1960] / Paul Eeckhout. - Brussel : [s.n.] : 1960 (p. 202-205) |
| Peter Paul Rubens / Roger-Adolf d'Hulst. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 62-63) |
| Peter Paul Rubens [1969] / Willy Laureyssens. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 336, 729) |
| Olieverfschetsen van Rubens uit Nederlands en Belgisch openbaar bezit / Roger-Adolf d'Hulst. - Amsterdam : Nederlandse Stichting Openbaar Kunstbezit, 1968 ; Brussel : Openbaar kunstbezit in Vlaanderen, 1968 (p. 91, nr. 4) |
| Pietro Pauolo Rubens / Frans Baudouin. - Antwerpen : Mercatorfonds, 1977 (p. 117, nr. 86) |
| Rubens in Oost-Vlaanderen / B. De Keyser. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 6) |
| Oil sketches of Peter Paul Rubens : A Critical Catalogue / Julius Samuel Held. - Princeton-New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1980 (p. 469, nr. 342) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 45, 47) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent = Museum of Fine Arts Ghent / Claudie De Guillebon, Jacques Ostier, Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Parijs : Association des Amis de "Musées 2000", 1989 (p. 36 (ill.)) |
| 200 jaar verzamelen : Collectieboek Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Arnout Balis, Robert Hoozee, Maximiliaan P.J. Martens, Paul Van Haute. - Gent : Ludion, 2000 (p. 272 (ill. 26)) |
| Oude Meesters uit het Museum voor schone Kunsten Gent in de crypte van de Sint-Baafskathedraal. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2004 (s.p., cat. 32) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 29 (ill.), 146-147 (ill.)) |
| Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 32 (ill.)) |
| Antwerpen - Brugge - Gent : De musea en hun kunstschatten van Van Eyck tot Magritte ; ontdek het rijke erfgoed in drie Vlaamse steden ; de Vlaamse Kunstcollectie / Geert Souvereyns, Till-Holger Borchert, Paul Vandenbroeck. - Dijon : Éditions Faton, 2007 (p. 42-44 (ill.)) |
| Roep om rechtvaardigheid : recht en onrecht in de kunst uit de Nederlanden, 1450-1650 (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Museum Hof van Busleyden, 23.03 - 24.06.2018) / Samuel Mareel, An Verscuren, Valérie Hayaert, Georges Martyn, Carolin Behrmann, Manfred Sellink, Nico Van Hout, Diva Zumaya. - Veurne : Hannibal, 2018 ; Mechelen : Museum Hof van Busleyden, 2018 (p. 82) |
| From Titian to Rubens : Masterpieces from Antwerp and other Flemish Collections (exhibition Venice, Palazzo Ducale, 05.09.2019 - 01.03.2020) / Ben Van Beneden, Fred G. Meijer, Timothy De Paepe, Dirk Imhof. - Venice : MUVE, 2019 (p. 122-123, nr. 30) |
| Da Tiziano a Rubens : Capolavori da Anversa e da altre collezioni fiamminghe (mostra Venezia, Palazzo Ducale, 05.09.2019 - 01.03.2020) / Ben Van Beneden, Fred G. Meijer, Timothy De Paepe, Dirk Imhof. - Venezia : MUVE, 2019 (p. 122-123, nr. 30) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
| onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 57, cat. 67 (ill.)) |
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