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
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André Van Aerschodt
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Félix Van Aerschodt
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| Title | Ecce Homo |
| Date | ca. 1890 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location |
Brussels
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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 display |
| 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 |
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| 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)
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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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