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)

  • Lucas the Elder Cranach

Source

Source: Passional Christi und Antichristi. Woodcuts attributed to Hans Cranach, Text by Philip Melanchton and Johann Schwertfeger, Wittenberg, 1521. Internet Archive