Artwork
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1715 and is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.
About this work
Overview
Ecce Homo is an oil painting depicting a dramatic scene.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a group gathered around a man in a red robe holding a large cross, set against a backdrop of a stone archway and a populated balcony.
Technique & Style
The artist employs bold colors and dynamic composition to convey emotion, with chiaroscuro and dramatic lighting adding depth and texture.
Context
The work is stylistically comparable to that of Caravaggio, known for his innovative use of light and shadow.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Christ in the Praetorium
Carrying the Cross
Închinarea Magilor
Alms donation from St. Elizabeth of Portugal
Adoration of the Magi with Saint Helena
The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saints John, and Mary Magdalen
Communion of Saint Jerome
Die Auferweckung des Jünglings von Naim
Crucifixion
The carrying of the cross
Elymas the Sorcerer Struck with Blindness, sketch
Heraclius Carrying the Cross