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Netherlands, Utrecht, ca. 1490
MS S.1 fol. 63v

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Christ: Flagellation -- Christ, with crossed rayed nimbus, wearing short loin cloth, bleeding from wounds, is bound by hands and feet to column. Flanking Him are four tormenters, including three with raised switches and scourges, and the fourth, kneeling on floor and holding switch with both hands beneath his knee. Scene in room with leaded glass arched windows and tile floor. Landscape visible through opening at right.
Margins with vinescroll and floreate ornament.



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