Christ before the People (Ecce Homo), from The Little Passion Series
ca. 1509â1511
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Leo Wallerstein
Accession Number
1951-170-19
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Christ before the People (Ecce), from The Little Passion** *Albrecht Dürer,, 1471–1528, ca. 1509–1511, Print* *Smithsonian American Art Museum, of Leo Wallerstein* brecht Dürer, of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance, a pivotal moment from the Passion of Christ in this wood from his *Little Passion* series. The scene depicts Pontius Pilate presenting the bound and crowned Jesus to the jeering crowd, saying "Ecce Homo" ("Behold the Man"). Created around 1509–1511, during Dürer's mature period, this print is part of a devotional sequence of 36 small woodcuts designed for pers...