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Ecce Homo is an unfinished oil on canvas painting by the French painter and caricaturist Honoré Daumier, created in 1850, which is in the collection of the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany.[1]

Ecce Homo
Artist	Honoré Daumier
Year	1850
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	163 cm × 130 cm (64 in × 51 in)
Location	Museum Folkwang, Essen

The painting, executed in undertones of various shades of brown, depicts a scene in the Good Friday trial of Jesus when Christ is presented to the mob as a figure of ridicule by Pontius Pilate with the words "Ecce Homo", translated in the Bible as "Behold the Man", but more appropriately as an accusatory "Look at this man". The viewer is situated in the crowd in a position where he can observe Christ standing still and resolute, silhouetted against a sacred light, and asked to decide whether to sympathise with Him or with his tormentors.

The work is one of only a few that Daumier undertook on religious subjects, as distinct from his several depictions of contemporary French social inequalities.

The painting was included by French writer Michel Butor on his book selecting 105 decisive works of western painting.[2]

See also

• 100 Great Paintings
• Ecce homo

References

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- [en] Ecce Homo (Daumier)

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[fr] Ecce homo (Daumier)

Ecce homo est un tableau réalisé par le peintre français Honoré Daumier vers 1849-1852. Cette huile sur toile représente Jésus-Christ présenté par Ponce Pilate à la foule. Elle est conservée au musée Folkwang, à Essen.

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[it] Ecce Homo (Daumier)

Ecce Homo è un dipinto incompiuto del pittore francese Honoré Daumier, realizzato nel 1851 ed esposto presso il Museum Folkwang di Essen in Germania.[1]

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