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Riezio Martino

The Flagellation of Christ

Between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the phenomenon of the Sacri Monti burst forth in Lombardy in all its overwhelming popular theatricality. Varallo, Varese, Orta, Lenno... saw unfolding on the slopes of their mountains a new, high-sounding celebration of the Christian mysteries. The Litta Chapel (1609) at Varese was frescoed by Morazzone; the scornful figures of the tormentors are by Riezio.

How to cite

Bruno Balestrini (photograph), “The Flagellation of Christ”, work by Riezio Martino, Baroque Sculpture, Varese, Sacro Monte. Bruno Balestrini Photographic Archive, https://brunobalestrini.org/cita/sch00375/. Accessed [date accessed].

This English text was translated with the help of artificial intelligence (Claude) from the Italian original, except where an English version already existed in the original archive. Read the Italian version.