Flagellatores Hispani lineo Velo tecti
Engraving, part of the second part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures wearing ecclesiastical vestments from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1581.
The engraving represents four Spanish flagellators, two of them hidden under veils. The first flagellator wears a striped jerkin over a doublet with long, puff sleeves with ruffled cuffs, and short, paned hose with stripes of semi-abstract leaves, stockings and flat shoes. He wears a hat with rope band and a bundle of feathers, and carries a flaming torch in his hands. On the center-left, another flagellator wears a cloak with three stripes on the border, lined with a pattern of scrolling leaves, and wide hose with a pair of stripes on the sides, stockings and flat shoes. He also wears a ruff and hat with feathers, and carries a torch. A sword hangs at his left hip. The two remaining flagellators wear masks with a cross on the forehead, belted tunics, and hold whips in their hands.
The engraving represents four Spanish flagellators, two of them hidden under veils. The first flagellator wears a striped jerkin over a doublet with long, puff sleeves with ruffled cuffs, and short, paned hose with stripes of semi-abstract leaves, stockings and flat shoes. He wears a hat with rope band and a bundle of feathers, and carries a flaming torch in his hands. On the center-left, another flagellator wears a cloak with three stripes on the border, lined with a pattern of scrolling leaves, and wide hose with a pair of stripes on the sides, stockings and flat shoes. He also wears a ruff and hat with feathers, and carries a torch. A sword hangs at his left hip. The two remaining flagellators wear masks with a cross on the forehead, belted tunics, and hold whips in their hands.
Artwork Details
- Title: Flagellatores Hispani lineo Velo tecti
- Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540–1587 Cologne (?))
- Publisher: Joos de Bosscher (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam 1587–died 1591)
- Date: 1581
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 8 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (22 × 31.7 cm)
Frame: 10 1/2 × 14 1/16 in. (26.7 × 35.7 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (54.2 × 41.5 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(138)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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