The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)
c. 1600
workshop or follower of Antonio Abondio
(Italian, 1538–1591)
Overall: 8.3 x 6.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mrs. George A. Martin 1936.23
Location: 117A Italian Renaissance
Description
Mass-produced plaquettes like this work offered high quality devotional images for private use. The Latin title of this work, according to the Gospel of John (19:1-5), refers to the words that were spoken by Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, when he presented Christ, scourged and crowned with thorns, to the assembled crowds shortly before the Crucifixion. Here a full-length Christ reveals his wounds before angels who collect his blood in chalices, encouraging meditation on his suffering.- Mrs. George A. Martin (Cleveland, Ohio), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1936.
- CMA 1975: Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections," cat.no.204
- {{cite web|title=Ecce Homo (Behold the Man)|url=false|author=Antonio Abondio|year=c. 1600|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1936.23