Ecce Homo

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a group of figures in an architectural setting. The drawing depicts multiple figures in an intricate scene. The setting is indoors or within a walled enclosure, with walls and an architectural structure at the top of the image. The figures are dressed in historical clothing, including robes and hats, and are engaged in an exchange or discussion. The use of lines and shading provides texture and depth to the illustration, typical of the woodcut or engraving style used in historical illustrations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    block: 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.2 × 5.7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.133

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 25

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate, Lugt 5g). W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 50.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 25.

Wikidata ID

Q64952436

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