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Ecce Homo
Simon Beningabout 1525–1530
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Pilate brings Christ, covered in blood and crowned with thorns, before the Jews in order that they might judge him. The response of the crowd is to call for his crucifixion. Because Pilate uttered the words Ecce Homo (Behold the man) upon presenting Christ to the people, the scene is known by that name. Simon Bening filled the lower half of the miniature with the raucous crowd, thereby contrasting the ugly mob with the isolated and vulnerable figure of Christ.
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Details
- Title: Ecce Homo
- Creator: Simon Bening
- Date Created: about 1525–1530
- Location Created: Bruges, Belgium
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 16.8 × 11.4 cm (6 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.ML.115.164v
- Culture: Flemish
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig IX 19, fol. 164v
- Creator Display Name: Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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