Ecce Homo, 17th century Lombard painter

Lombard painter of the 17th century
Ecce Homo

Oil painting on canvas
56 x 43 cm. , in frame 75 x 63 cm.
Provenance: Florence, Pandolfini, 5.10.2021, lot 209
https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-1077/scuola-lombarda-sec-xvii-7.asp

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The proposed canvas, the work of a Lombard painter active in the 17th century, shows the image of Christ portrayed according to the iconography of the Ecce Homo, with a crown of thorns placed on his long hair, stripped of his clothes, awaiting the his immediate crucifixion on Golgotha
… Jesus came out, carrying the crown of thorns. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man." When they saw him, the chief priests and the thugs shouted: "Crucify him, crucify him" (Gospel of John 19,5).
This type of representation of Christ, defined precisely as Ecce Homo and which, as specified, is placed before the moment of his Crucifixion, after being arrested and flagellated, while he is made the object of ridicule by the Roman soldiers, who crown him with thorns as a sign of mockery towards the one who had proclaimed himself the King of Kings, spread in the 16th century, giving rise to particularly intense creations.
The image reconciles the remarkable spiritual strength of Christ in his moment of human suffering with a refined elegance, supported by the superb descriptive capacity of the face that stands out from the dark backdrop.
Even though Ecce Homo is not an 'easy' subject, in our case it is not a work treated with a strong dramatic sense, but equally capable of moving. While waiting for his martyrdom, what is striking is his face which appears imperturbable and not at all suffering, but also serene, evoking the forgiveness that he granted to his executioners.

The canvas is in good condition, considering its age.

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