A Procession of Flagellants [SEP] inception
A Procession of Flagellants
A Procession of Flagellants ("Procesión de disciplinantes", or "Procesión de flagelantes") is an oil-on-panel painting produced by Francisco de Goya between 1812 and 1819. In the foreground is a procession of Roman Catholic men dressed in white, wearing pointed hats and whipping their bared backs in penitence. Their backs are bleeding and they pull over-life-size statues of Nuestra Señora dela Soledad, the Ecce Homo and the Crucifixion of Christ. Other devotees, who are kneeling
Domenico Valli. The stucco work on the triumphal arch and ceiling were completed in the 17th century.
The church is also known because on the Friday of Holy Week, the "Procession of the Dead Christ" (Processione del Cristo Morto) leaves from this church. This elaborate ritual procession commemorates the passion of Christ. In the past, participating confraternities, including the one of this church, included flagellants. However, the procession still includes white gowned members anonymously parading under capirotes, carrying statues of the dead Christ and