The Flagellation of Christ (detail) 1465

This detail from Piero della Francesca's *The Flagellation of Christ* (1465) shows the moment when Jesus is being whipped by Roman soldiers. The scene is set in an architectural space, with the figures arranged in a geometrically precise composition. The use of perspective and the clarity of the figures are characteristic of della Francesca’s style. In this detail, the focus is on the figures in the foreground, including a man in red, a man in a turban, and a figure in blue. The painting is located in the National Gallery of the Marches in Urbino, Italy.