Flagellation

Artist:Attributed to Alessandro Algardi (Bologna 1598 – Rome 1654)

Date:1635 circa

Geographic area :Rome

Technique:silver; lapis lazuli and gilded bronze


Description

The Flagellation of Christ attributed to Alessandro Algardi comprises three silver figures set on a complex architectural support with a lapis lazuli veneer and a gilded bronze frame. The figure of Christ is tied to a Corinthian column.