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Ecce Homo

c. 1480

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names

Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

This is an image of a group of people in an architectural setting with a small dog at the foot of the scene. The composition features individuals surrounding a central figure in an archway. The central figure is draped in flowing garments. The surrounding figures exhibit emotional expressions and gestures. One person gestures towards the central figure in a possible moment of confrontation or proclamation. In the background, architectural elements with detailed stonework and archways are visible. A small dog is at the bottom of the scene, looking upwards. The hatching and line work create texture and depth, typical of traditional engraving techniques. The absence of color emphasizes the details in the figures' clothing and architecture.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Dimensions

sheet: 16.3 x 11.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1941.1.49
Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 25, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Allen, W.G. Russell, Mr.

Exhibition History

1967

Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 56, repro.

1995

Imitation and Invention: Old Master Prints and Their Sources, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1908

Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1949

Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1967

Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 56.

Wikidata ID

Q64960169

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