Rembrandt van Rijn - Ecce Homo 1634

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Rembrandt van Rijn - Ecce Homo 1634

Ecce Homo 1634
45x55cm oil on paper mounted onto canvas
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes

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From The National Gallery, London:
The Latin title 'Ecce Homo' is taken from the Bible, and means 'Behold the man!' These words were said by Pontius Pilate during the trial of Jesus, as it is told in the Gospel of Saint John (19: 5). Pilate presents Christ to the people, who, urged on by their priests, demand his execution, insisting that they have no king but Caesar. In the painting the clock is at the sixth hour. The bust is that of Caesar and represents the Roman state. The priests, who press the staff of judgement upon Pilate, are caricatured by Rembrandt as wholly despicable characters.