Ecce Homo
16th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; squared in black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 16 5/16 x 8 1/4 in. (41.5 x 21 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, David T. Schiff Gift, 2003
Accession Number
2003.156
Tags
Art Historical Context
Maarten van Heemskck's *Ecce Homo*, a poignant 16th-century drawing captures the biblical moment when Pontius Pilate presents the bound Christ to the crowd, uttering "Behold the Man This Netherlandish artist, active during the Renaissance, drew inspiration from his travels to Rome, blending Northern precision with Italianate grandeur. The work exemplifies van Heemskerck's skill in religious iconography, Christ as a muscular male nude to emphasize his humanity and suffering—a bold motif in devotional art of the era. Rendered in pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, and squared in black ...