Gallery Edition – The Flagellation of Saint Engracia by Bartolom Bermejo – 44×81 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the midst of 15th-century Spain’s tumultuous religious landscape, Bartolom Bermejo crafted “The Flagellation of Saint Engracia” between 1474 and 1478, an epoch marked by fervent piety and artistic innovation. This Renaissance masterpiece exemplifies Bermejo’s technical prowess, as he wove together fine brushstrokes to conjure a rich tapestry of dark reds, golds, and muted earth tones, punctuated by flashes of white and blue. The artist’s deliberate choice of palette imbued the scene with a sense of solemnity, transporting the viewer to an era of reverence and mysticism. Bermejo’s figural subjects, poised within a spatial rhythm that oscillates between tension and repose, seem to reverberate with an almost palpable atmospheric weight.When scaled up to 44×81 inches, “The Flagellation of Saint Engracia” assumes a monumental presence, its chromatic structure and compositional architecture coalescing to shape the