Ecce Homo, François Du Quesnoy (attributed to), c. 1640

bronze, h 33cm More details

Ecce Homo (‘Behold the Man’). Pontius Pilatus is said to have uttered these words when he mockingly presented Jesus to the Jewish people as their king, adorned with a crown of thorns and wearing a cloak. This scene of Christ’s suffering is aptly presented in this bronze. The Flemish sculptor Du Quesnoy, who worked in Rome, portrayed this forlorn moment of God’s son with restrained emotion.