1513
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ecce Homo is a 1513 ink by Lucas van Leyden, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows three men in a tight space. The man in the middle stands bare-chested, his hands tied, wearing a crown of thorns. The other two men—one holding a staff, the other a stick—look at him with serious faces. The background is simple, with a rough wall and a few lines for texture. The middle figure’s crown and posture suggest he’s being shown to the others. The artist used sharp lines and shading to create depth and emotion. Next, check out how this was made with engraving.
Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver.
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