Anthony van Dyck (1599 – 1641)

Ecce Homo Genoa, about 1625-6 Oil on canvas 101.5 x 78.7 cm ‘Behold the man!’ (Ecce Homo) said Pontius Pilate, on presenting Jesus to a hostile crowd before his Crucifixion. Here, his pale body and resigned expression encourage the viewer to see Christ sympathetically, in comparison to the representation of the Black soldier. Van Dyck … Read more