Source
Source: Passional Christi und Antichristi. Woodcuts attributed to Hans Cranach, Text by Philip Melanchton and Johann Schwertfeger, Wittenberg, 1521. Internet Archive
Abstract
This woodcut comes from Passionary of Christ and Antichrist, a famous pamphlet containing woodcuts now ascribed to Hans Cranach, the eldest son of Lucas Cranach the Elder. The text was written by Philip Melanchton and Johann Schwertfeger. In the images below, Cranach contrasts Christ’s flogging with the pope’s pampering.
Christ is Flogged (1521)
Further Reading
Library of Congress digitized version: https://lccn.loc.gov/24013891
Recommended Citation
Christ is Flogged (1521),
published in: German History in Documents and Images,
<https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-the-reformations-to-the-thirty-years-war-1500-1648/ghdi:image-3313>
[April 21, 2025].