ALTDORFER, Albrecht
(b. ca. 1480, Regensburg, d. 1538, Regensburg)

The Flagellation of Christ

1518
Oil on wood, 129 x 97 cm
Augustiner Chorherrenstift, Sankt Florian bei Linz

The great Augustinian abbey of St. Florian provided the wealthy and culturally sophisticated milieu for the creation of Altdorfer's high altar, his masterpiece. Now dismantled, most parts are at either Sankt Florian or Vienna.