1485
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ecce Homo is a 1485 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a simple scene with three figures. One man in a green robe holds a tall staff and looks down. Another man in a red hat holds a small child, while a third figure in a brown robe stands nearby. The background has a building with a green roof and a tree with bare branches. The figures are flat and blocky, with bold outlines and solid colors. This style was common in prints made from woodcuts, where the artist carved shapes into wood and then stamped the image. Look up technique: woodcut to see how this print was made.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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