The Scourging of Christ

Franciscan church Esslingen
The Scourging of Christ
Esslingen 1320

Because Jesus' head is somewhat obscured by the stocks, whereas in the Pendant showing the "Scourging of a Maccabean" the whole head can be seen, it has been assumed that the original designs and titles were mixed up; however the copiers of this design for the Frauenkirche windows made no attempt to rectify this "mistake".

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