The Flagellation, Christ at the Column
1598
Medium
Stained glass
Dimensions
Overall: 27 1/2 × 29 1/4 in. (69.9 × 74.3 cm)
Classification
Glass-Stained
Culture
Swiss, Lucerne
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Stanley Mortimer, 1953
Accession Number
53.200.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the heart of late Renaissance Switzerland, Franz Fallenter crafted *The Flagellation, Christ the Column* in 8, a vivid stained glass panel from Lucerne measuring 27½ × 29¼ inches. This work captures a pivotal moment from Christ's Passion: his scourging at the column, a scene of profound suffering that resonated deeply in Catholic regions amid the Reformation's religious tensions. Lucerne, a stronghold of Counter-Reformation fervor, preserved traditions like stained glass to inspire devotion, and Fallenter's piece exemplifies this luminous art form used in churches to illuminate sacred narra...