# Flagellation of Christ [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [FERNÁNDEZ, Gregorio]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Polychrome wood, height 177 cm ## Commentary Flagellation of Christ c. 1619 Polychrome wood, height 177 cm Vera Cruz, Valladolid The Flagellation of Christ is a development of one of the iconographic peculiarities of Castilian Baroque. In contrast to the earlier representations of the sixteenth century, this show a low column which allows a graphic perspective on the tortures inflected on the naked body. If the merit of a work of art can be measured by its long term impact, then this figure is certainly successful: it continues to enjoy high popularity in the streets of Valladolid even today. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Altarpiece]() - [Archangel Gabriel]() - [Christ at the Column \(detail\)]() - [Christ at the Column]() - [Ecce Homo]() - [Paso with Descent from the Cross]() - [Pietá]() - [St Dominic]() - [St Martin]() - [The Dead Christ]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()