Artwork
Jakobus-Stephanus-Altar: Geißelung Christi
Jakobus-Stephanus-Altar: Geißelung Christi is an unspecified painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Marx Reichlich. It dates from 1506 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Overview
The *Jakobus-Stephanus-Altar: Geißelung Christi* is a 1506 painting by Austrian Northern Renaissance artist Marx Reichlich, depicting a pivotal religious scene.
Subject & Meaning
The work illustrates the Flagellation of Christ, a moment of intense violence and suffering within Christ's Passion narrative, emphasizing the brutality and spectatorship inherent in the event.
Technique & Style
Composed within a stark, stone-walled interior, the painting contrasts warm, flesh tones with cool, shadowy backgrounds, hinting at the use of chiaroscuro to heighten dramatic tension and emphasize the brutality of the scene.
History & Provenance
Commissioned for church use alongside other traditional religious subjects, the painting is now part of the Alte Pinakothek's collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Marx Reichlich (1460–1520) was an Austrian painter. Reichlich was a painter of primarily religious works. He painted a number of traditional scenes as commissions for churches, including "Adoration of the Magi", and…
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