A Procession of Flagellants | Francisco Goya | 1814-16 Select Size:32" x 16" bathed in a soft

bathed in a soft

Two monks descend a staircase with hurried steps

By merging human identity with organic matter

Klimt invites viewers to contemplate the transformative power of love and the timeless allure of human connection

The lush garden setting

A Procession of Flagellants | Francisco Goya | 1814-16 Select Size:32" x 16" bathed in a softAbout the artwork: A Procession of Flagellants by Francisco de Goya is an oil on panel painting created between 1814 and 1816 and is currently held at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. The work depicts a somber Catholic procession where men dressed in white with pointed hoods whip their exposed backs until they bleed as an act of penitence, pulling large religious statues and surrounded by other devotees and ritual banners.