Ecce Homo. Christ Presented to the People
Medium
drypoint
Dimensions
sheet: 36.1 × 45.6 cm · platemark: 35.9 × 45.6 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Accession Number
2006.155
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
Rembrandt was an experimental and innovative printmaker and the first to execute works in pure drypoint on this monumental scale. Drypoint produces blurred lines and rich, velvety shadows, but these effects are lost as the plate wears. A limited number of rich impressions exist like this fine example of the fifth state, which demonstrates how Rembrandt redefined the expressive potential of printmaking. Rembrandt’s habit of drawing from life made him a keen observer of behavior and body language,...