Ecce Homo

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ecce Homo

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

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This scene of the presentation of Christ to the people, or ecce homo (“behold the man”) from the Engraved Passion series exemplifies Albrecht Dürer’s instinct for the graphic possibilities of the engraved line. Working with a burin on a copperplate, he crossed lines at different angles and varied the thickness of the lines to create dramatic tonal areas and highly descriptive textures. In this closely cropped composition, the focus on Christ’s clenched and pained body as he stands in judgment before a crowd contrasts with the disinterest emanating from the man standing calmly before him.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
1515

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In this 1515 engraving, Albrecht Dürer captures Christ's clenched, strained body as he stands before a crowd, surrounded by soldiers and a distant cityscape etched with extraordinary precision. Working a burin directly into copper, Dürer built up crossed lines at shifting angles to create shadows and textures that rival painting. The contrast between Christ's visible anguish and the cloaked figure beside him standing with cool indifference makes the scene quietly devastating. This print, from the Engraved Passion series, set a benchmark for European printmaking that lasted generations.

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A man with a crown of thorns is being led away by soldiers.

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Object ID
102535
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
engraving
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
1515
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1515
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1515
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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