Ecce Homo

1512

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of figures in detailed dress, posed in a dramatic composition. The central figure on the left is bound and partially clothed in a cloth garment, wearing a crown of thorns. Several others stand around, dressed in elaborate robes and headgear. The scene is set on steps with architectural elements in the background, including large doors and another series of steps leading downward. The shading and linework emphasize textures of skin, fabric, and architecture, creating a sense of historical dramatization.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 11.6 x 7.5 cm (4 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3507

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brentano-Birckenstock Collection, Vienna and Frankfurt (Lugt 345); Arthur Friederich Theodor Bohnenberger [1826-1893], Stuttgart (Lugt 68); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1929

  • Engravings by Albrecht Durer from the collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald of Philadelphia, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1929, no. 2.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 1: no. 52.

Inscriptions

in plate, lower center: 1512 / AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 14 [upside down]; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: NR [?] 25146; verso, bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: B.10

Markings

none

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q18338458

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