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Title
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Christ scourged
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Alternative Title
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"Jesus scourged" or "The mocking of Christ"
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Creator
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Haidt, John Valentine
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Publisher
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Bethlehem Digital History Project
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Date
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1754?-1761?
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Type
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Still image
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Format
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oil on canvas ; 40.5 x 51 in.
image/jpeg
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Description
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"Christ Scourged", "Jesus Scourged" or "The Mocking of Christ" illustrates the Bible passage, “Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they dressed him in a purple robe. They kept coming up to him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ and striking him on the face.” John 19:1-3
This painting depicts Christ partially draped in a robe with a crown of thorns on head and dripping blood on his shoulder stands with hands crossed and bound, holding a crude scepter. On the floor lays the cross and in the background stands a pillar. Haidt depicts Christ as the "Man of Sorrows" with graphic detailed wounds.
This is one of six paintings Haidt made dealing with the death and resurrection of Christ, for the Saal in the Manor House in Nazareth. MHS has all six in the collection, "Christ in Gethsemane", "Adoration of the Shepherds", "The Crucifixion", "Lamentation over the Body of Christ", and "Thomas Doubting".
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Subject
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Haidt, John Valentine
Jesus Christ--Passion--Art
Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Art
Bible. John, I--In art
Oil sketches
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Identifier
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0754
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Provenance
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Donated by the Board of Trustees, Nazareth Congregation
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Rights Holder
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Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Christ scourged