The Flagellation of Christ

Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo created this work around 1527 during the High Renaissance period. The painting reflects the artistic traditions and cultural preoccupations of its time and place of origin. The painting is in the Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer construction and patient craftsmanship The work is now in the collection of Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes.

The devotional composition is rendered with attention to the expressive and contemplative qualities that served the painting's function as an aid to prayer and meditation.