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Andrea Mantegna / Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo

1500 · Tempera on canvas

Christ, crowned with thorns, is presented as an object of mockery by two tormentors, rendered with Mantegna's characteristic sculptural precision.

MovementRRenaissance
LocationParis, France
Genrereligious art
Dimensions54 × 72 cm

Why it matters

Christ, crowned with thorns, is surrounded by five figures, while inscriptions call out 'crucify him'. The text on the left is written in pseudo-Hebrew.

Did you know?

  • It is in the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris.
  • An old woman in a turban stands on the right.
  • The inscriptions are in Latin.

Based on the Wikipedia article Ecce Homo (Mantegna) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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