Ecce Homo (Bosch, Indianapolis)

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Ecce Homo
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Artist Hieronymus Bosch
Year1510s
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions52 cm× 54 cm(20 in× 21 in)
Location Indianapolis Museum of Art, 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.

Ecce homo: version at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Bosch Ecce Homo.jpg
Ecce homo: version at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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References

  1. "Ecce Homo". Indianapolis Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  2. Hobbs, K. Katelyn. "Ecce Homo". The John G. Johnson Collection: A History and Selected Works. a Philadelphia Museum of Art free digital publication.[ permanent dead link ]

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