Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo)

Rembrandt van RijnLinkedCulture matchlcp-d6807541bb3d

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In 1654, Rembrandt and his mistress Hendrickje Stoffels fell into disgrace when she became pregnant. After church officials subjected her to harsh and unfair judgment, Rembrandt returned to work on the copper printing plate of his drypoint tour de force Ecce Homo, literally “Behold the Man, ” the phrase spoken by Pontius Pilate when presenting Christ to the crowd for judgment. Using a scraper, he set about the onerous task of effacing the crowd scene that had animated the foreground. He also retouched many of the figures remaining in the image, most tellingly that of Christ, whom he transformed from the apparition of the Holy Ghost into sinew and bone, a very physical man. He replaced the ground upon which the crowd had stood with a pit, a bottomless opening leading to hell. Now we stand on one side, Christ on the other, and we viewers become the crowd that must answer Pilate’s entreaty to choose between Christ and Barrabas. Rembrandt’s highly structured composition imparts a sense of inevitability to the decision. The artist’s sorrow for all involved seems to be reflected in his inclusion of a melancholic river god who mourns the event. Netherlands, Europe

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Minneapolis Institute of Art’s catalogue record

Dated
1655
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Department
European Art
Credit
The Driscoll Art Accessions Endowment Fund
Medium
Drypoint

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A detailed etching depicting a group of people gathered around a central figure on a raised platform within a grand architectural setting.

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Object ID
115357
Object Type
Prints
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Classification” · the first available of several museum fields
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Object Name” · the first available of several museum fields
Creator
Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
Medium
Drypoint
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Medium” · copied as is
Department
European Art
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Credit Line
The Driscoll Art Accessions Endowment Fund
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Credit” · copied as is
Date
1655
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · copied as is
Begin Year
1655
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
End Year
1655
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field

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