Ecce Homo
1600
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1600
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Ecce Homo is a 1600 by Giuseppe Scolari, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows three figures in a dim room. On the left, a robed man in a turban points toward a bearded figure in the center, who wears a crown of thorns and a loose cloth. To the right, another robed figure holds a spear and a sponge on a stick, looking down at the man in the middle. The thorny crown and spear hint this is a religious scene. The artist used deep shadows and strong contrasts to give the figures volume. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works.
