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Ecce Homo, ca. 1890

  • bronze
  • 56.6 x 24.5 x 34.1 cm
  • Inv. 1994-C

Public Domain

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In Ecce homo, Constantin Meunier reverts back to a well-known motif in Christian iconography, namely the tortured Christ being displayed to the people. We are struck by the introvert and yet expressive nature of the sculpture. Meunier combines the expression of psychological desperation and physical suffering. Meunier worked as a painter, sculptor, draughtsman, lithographer and illustrator. However, it was as a sculptor that he was best known. There are three known versions of Ecce homo. Meunier wrote in a letter that he wanted no more than 10 copies of the work to be cast in bronze to prevent it from ending up ‘in the ordinary commercial circuit’.

Artist

Constantin Meunier RKD VIAF Wikidata
Etterbeek (Brussels) 1831 - Ixelles 1905
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André Van Aerschodt
Brussels
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Félix Van Aerschodt
Leuven
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Title Ecce Homo
Date ca. 1890
Period 19th century
Location Brussels TGN
Leuven TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) bottom right of the base: C Meunier
foundries mark: A. & F. Van Aerschodt. Fondeur. Louvain
Collection sculpture AAT
Object type bronze AAT
Inventory number 1994-C
Acquisition credit purchase
Tzwern-Aisinber Fine Arts
Brussels
1993
Current whereabouts Work on loan
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1994-C
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3950/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D Christ Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass
31A235 sitting figure Iconclass
31A242 head turned sideways Iconclass
31A2523 hands against each other Iconclass
31A2525 hands on top of each other Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
73D Passion of Christ Iconclass
73D36 Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6) Iconclass
73D361 Christ alone (also called 'Ecce Homo') Iconclass
School / Style historicism (theory) AAT
realism (artistic form of expression) AAT
Catalogue de la sculpture (Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique) : artistes nés entre 1750 et 1882 / Jacques Van Lennep. - Bruxelles : Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 1992 (p. 288 (ill), 289 [version en bronze et plâtre; MRBAB))
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