Red chalk drawing of a muscular nude man seen from behind, arm raised with a whip, with small black chalk sketches of whipping figures in a colonnade at right.

Studies for the Flagellation of Christ, red chalk

A red chalk study on paper shows a muscular male nude seen from behind, arm raised high and holding a cord or whip, while his leg strides forward. At right, faint black chalk sketches show figures with whips in a colonnaded interior, studies for a flagellation scene.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1630
Medium: Red and black chalk on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2350 × 2880 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1635).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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