Jesus is stripped of his clothes and given Gall to drink

Eric Gill, 1882 - 1940



Jesus is stripped of his clothes and given Gall to drink

Eric Gill 1882 - 1940

Summary

Jesus is standing in the centre before a cross, stripped to the waist His eyes are closed and there is a halo around his head. A roman soldier, wearing a helmet, armour and sandals, on the left is removing Jesus' clothing while another soldier on right holds a cup in his hands. There are two dice to the left floating in mid-air.


Object Name

Jesus is stripped of his clothes and given Gall to drink

Creators Name

Eric Gill

Date Created

1917

Dimensions

support: 14.2cm x 7.4cm
block: 5.7cm x 5.7cm

accession number

1928.148 B

Place of creation

Ditchling

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Gift of Mrs and Miss Rutherston, 1928


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