William-Adolphe Bouguereau1880
The Flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Bound at the pillar, Jesus is scourged at Pilate's command before being handed over to be crucified (Matthew 27). An oil on canvas by the French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1880).

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter whose religious works combined precise classical realism with sentimental devotional imagery. His Madonnas, Pietà, and Holy Family scenes were widely circulated as engravings and prints.
