Follower of Giuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino

This composition is closely derived from a print by Sadeler, dedicated to Cardinal Santori in Rome, which in turn is based on a design by Cavalier d'Arpino, dated 1593 (reproduced in H. Röttgen, Il Cavalier Giuseppe Cesari d'Arpino, Rome 2002, p. 514, no. IV). The composition of the engraving is enlarged, with three further figures left and right and other figures behind, as well as notable differences; e.g. the raised right arm of the left flagellant and the crouching man. The engraving was extremely well-known for a number of painted variants exist (see Röttgen, op. cit., p. 514).