Ecce Homo
1540/41–1609
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, on beige paper
Dimensions
9 7/16 x 5 7/8in. (23.9 x 14.9cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession Number
80.3.485
Tags
Art Historical Context
Federico Zuccaro (1540/41–1609), a prominent Italian Mannerist artist for his intricate drawings and frescoes in Rome and beyond, created this poignant *Ecce Homo*—Latin for "Behold the Mandepicting Christ presented by Pontius Pilate to the crowd during his Passion. Active in the late 16th century, Zuccaro drew inspiration from Michelangelo and the High Renaissance, blending dramatic emotion with elegant, elongated forms characteristic of Mannerism. This intimate sheet captures the suffering Savior's humanity and divinity, a popular Counter-Reformation theme emphasizing empathy and devotion. ...