Ecce Homo
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash; incised for transfer; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 2 7/8 x 2 3/16 in. (7.3 x 5.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2002
Accession Number
2002.120
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the intricate "Ecce Homo" (1584), a collaborative drawing by Flemish artists Maerten de Vos and Bol, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department.ed in pen and brown ink with brush and brown and gray, this diminutive sheet—measuring just 2 7/8 x 2 3/16 inches—was incised for transfer, technique used to replicate the design onto another surface, likely for engraving or printmaking. Framing lines in pen and brown add a polished boundary, underscoring its preparatory role in the bustling Antwerp workshops of the late Northern Renaissance. The composition c...