Ecce Homo (Bosch, Indianapolis) Explained

Ecce Homo
Artist:Hieronymus Bosch
Year:1510s
Medium:oil on panel
Height Metric:52
Width Metric:54
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Indianapolis Museum of Art
City:Indianapolis

Ecce Homo is a painting by a follower of the Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch. It depicts the presentation of Jesus Christ by Pontius Pilate to the throngs of Jerusalem. Ecce homo is the latin phrase spoken by Pilate, which is where the title comes from. This painting is at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana;[1] it is closely similar to one at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[2]

They are not to be confused with the 1470s Bosch painting of the same name.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ecce Homo . 2010-10-18 . Indianapolis Museum of Art . https://web.archive.org/web/20110210180036/http://www.imamuseum.org/art/collections/artwork/ecce-homo-bosch-hieronymus . 2011-02-10 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ecce Homo. Hobbs. K. Katelyn. The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works. a Philadelphia Museum of Art free digital publication.