Artwork
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Unknown. It dates from 1563 and is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Ecce Homo is a painting executed in oil paint, depicting a scene with Jesus Christ as the central figure.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows Jesus wearing a blue loincloth, standing before a crowd dressed in red and black, conveying a somber and serious mood.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by stiff, formal figures and a muted color palette dominated by browns and grays.
Context
The painting's style is reminiscent of other symbolic and detailed works, such as those by Hieronymus Bosch.
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
