The Flagellation

Prints and Drawings

1465/1503

Israhel van Meckenem, the younger
German, c. 1440/45-1503

Prolific engraver and copyist Israhel van Meckenem produced this original Passion series without recourse to prints by contemporaries such as Martin Schongauer or Master E. S. Although these prints are compositionally complex, his figures remain rooted in the Gothic style. This sensibility is particularly evident in the violence of the Flagellation scene, in which Christ’s torturers wield their implements vehemently. A much-collected series, The Passion survives in at least 40 complete sets, some hand colored and some even gilded.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Israhel van Meckenem, the younger
Title: The Flagellation
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Artist's working dates 1465–1503
Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet trimmed within platemark: 20.2 × 14.4 cm (8 × 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Reference Number: 1956.829
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Lehrs IX.145

Bartsch VI.207.13

Geisberg 73

Hollstein XXIV.145

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