Flagellation - History Lab https://historylab.es Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:37:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Flagellation - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Flagellation https://historylab.es/flagellation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flagellation Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:29 +0000 https://historylab.es/flagellazione/ Painting by Piero della Francesca.

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]]> The theme of the picture is the Flagellation of Christ by the Romans during his Passion. The biblical event takes place in an open gallery in the middle distance, while three figures in the foreground on the right-hand side apparently pay no attention to the event unfolding behind them. The panel is much admired for its use of linear perspective and the air of stillness that pervades the work.

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