The Mocking of Christ

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The Mocking of Christ

circa 1624-1625
Paintings
Oil on canvas
42 1/2 × 35 13/16 in. (107.95 × 90.96 cm) Frame: 50 × 43 × 2 1/2 in. (127 × 109.22 × 6.35 cm)
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.2013.82)
European Painting
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Crespi collection, Milan, by at least 1900 (sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 4 June 1914, lot 69, unsold) by descent to; Silvio Crespi, Milan. (Sale, Rome, Christie's, 15 Oct. 1970, lot 69)....
Crespi collection, Milan, by at least 1900 (sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 4 June 1914, lot 69, unsold) by descent to; Silvio Crespi, Milan. (Sale, Rome, Christie's, 15 Oct. 1970, lot 69). Private collection. [Giovanni Sarti, London and Paris, sold 2013 to]; LACMA.
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Rather than representing the actual scourging, the artist illustrated Christ on his way to the flagellation....
Rather than representing the actual scourging, the artist illustrated Christ on his way to the flagellation. Depicting that anticipatory moment with such intense emotion is typical of Daniele Crespi, a Milanese artist famous for his somber and powerful religious images. Slightly younger than Caravaggio, Crespi shares with him common Milanese roots, but in this work demonstrates also an awareness of Caravaggio's use of chiaroscuro.
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Bibliography

  • 40 Years of Discoveries: Anniversary Catalogue. London: G. Sarti Antiques, Ltd., 2018.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 1, Italian Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.