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Ecce Homo

late 16th–early 17th century
Not on view
This scene may have an as yet undiscovered engraved scene. Full of picturesque touches such as are met with in the work of Lucas van Leyden, the relief has a different spirit from the decorative reliefs on the frame, which are in the lobate style of the Utrecht goldsmith Paulus van Vianen and his followers. The arms of Pope Alexander VII at the bottom were added later. A letter in a seventeenth-century hand, affixed to the back, states that Alexander conferred an indulgence on the relief.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ecce Homo
  • Artist: Anonymous, German, 17th century
  • Date: late 16th–early 17th century
  • Culture: German, Augsburg
  • Medium: Silver, silver gilt, rosewood
  • Dimensions: Overall (relief only): H. 7 1/2 x W. 6 5/8 in. (19.1 x 16.8 cm);
    Framed (confirmed): H. 17 3/8 x W. 11 3/4 x D. 1 1/2 in. (44.1 x 29.8 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Ann and George Blumenthal Fund, 1973
  • Object Number: 1973.286
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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