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Christ Led from Herod to Pilate
Creator
Simon BeningFlemish Illuminator · 1483–1561
All works by this person →One of the most celebrated painters of Flanders in the 1500s, Simon Bening was hailed by Portuguese art critic Francisco da Hollanda as the greatest master of illumination in all of Europe. In addition to producing books for powerful aristocrats such as Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Bening worked for a group of international royal patrons including Emperor Charles V and Don Fernando, the Infan
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- about 1525–1530
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Pilate, depicted with a pointed cap and long scepter, looks down from the portico of a palace. Christ stands amidst his tormentors on the cobblestone street below. A man in red cruelly grabs Jesus' chin, while another leading him by the rope turns and smiles with amusement. A beggar dressed in rags takes joy in Christ's plight, stepping in from the left to make a face and stick out his tongue. In the foreground, a dog also sticks out its tongue. The similarity of expression between man and beast is no accident, for texts of the period often referred to Christ's torturers as dogs.
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