Ecce Homo with three angels

Ecce Homo with three angels by Gilles Rousselet|Francesco Albani

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 15 1/4 × 19 3/16 in. (38.8 × 48.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.4170

Art Historical Context

Behold the poignant "Ecce Homo with Three," an engraving from the 17th century by French engraver Gilles Rousselet a design by Italian Baroque master Francesco Albani (1578–1660). Dated between 1634 and 1686, this print captures the biblical moment when Pontius Pilate presents the crowned Christ to the crowd ("Ecce Homo" or "Behold the Man"), by three sorrowful angels—a dramatic twist emphasizing divine compassion amid human suffering. Albani, a pupil of the Carracci brothers and a key figure in the Bolognese school, infused his compositions with graceful figures, luminous skies, and emotional...

About the Artist

Gilles Rousselet|Francesco Albani (French|French|Italian) · 1614 |1614 |1575 1686 |1686 |1642

French, Paris 1614–1686 Paris|French, Paris 1614–1686 Paris|Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna

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