The Flagellation, embroidered textile, silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA
One of Twelve: Life of Christ
The Flagellation is one of twelve panels attributed to Geri Lapi depicting the life of Christ, of which nine are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This embroidered panel representing the Flagellation is a remarkable expression of the Florentine Gothic style. While the needlework has been attributed to the Florentine Geri Lapi, the designer has not been recognized…Read More at TheMet.
“More than twenty shades of silk and metallic threads give richness to the design, and the gold background is enlivened with raised scrolling vines.”
Current scholarship concerning the tapestry’s structure and subject “indicate that the ensemble decorated an altar frontal, perhaps the antependium described in the inventory of Jean, duc de Berry (1340–1416), brother of King Charles V of France (r. 1364–80) and one of the great art patrons of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries” (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History).
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The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
The Flagellation, embroidered textile silk and metallic thread on linen, needlework attributed to Geri Lapi, Mid 14th Century, Credit Line: Bequest of Charles F. Iklé, 1963, MMA, (detail)
“The Flagellation”
Date: mid-14th century
Geography: Made in Florence, Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Silk and metallic threads on linen
Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 x 16in. (26.7 x 40.6cm)
Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. “Private Devotion in Medieval Christianity.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/priv/hd_priv.htm (October 2001),(accessed October 15, 2018).
Norris, Michael. “Life of Jesus of Nazareth.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jesu/hd_jesu.htm (originally published June 2008, last revised September 2008), (accessed October 15, 2018).
Stein, Wendy A. “Patronage of Jean de Berry (1340–1416).” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/berr/hd_berr.htm (May 2009), (accessed October 15, 2018).
I always wonder about the hands that made these remnants of past centuries – and never cease to be amazed that such delicate items survive. Thanks for commenting, Ally 🙂
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Beautiful and I guess made with love and passion.
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I always wonder about the hands that made these remnants of past centuries – and never cease to be amazed that such delicate items survive. Thanks for commenting, Ally 🙂
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All those lovely close ups. Thank you for your love of the arts.
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