17th-century Lombard painterEcce Homo Oil on canvas (56 x 43 cm, framed 75 x 63 cm) Provenance: Florence, Pandolfini, 5.10.2021, lot 209 https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-1077/scuola-lombarda-sec-xvii-7.asp Full details of the work directly at the following link The proposed canvas, the work of a Lombard painter active in the 17th century, shows the image of Christ portrayed according to the iconography of the Ecce Homo, with a crown of thorns placed on his long hair, stripped of his clothes, awaiting his immediate crucifixion on Golgotha. ... Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns. Pilate said to them, "Here is the man." When the chief priests and the guards saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" (Gospel of John 19:5). This type of representation of Christ, defined as Ecce Homo and which, as specified, precedes the moment of his Crucifixion, after being arrested and flogged, while being mocked by Roman soldiers, who crown him with thorns as a mockery of the one who had proclaimed himself King of Kings, spread in the 16th century, giving rise to particularly intense creations. The image reconciles the remarkable spiritual strength of Christ in his moment of human suffering with a refined elegance, supported by the superb descriptive capacity of the face that stands out from the dark background. Although the Ecce Homo is not an 'easy' subject, in our case it is not a work treated with a strong dramatic sense, but equally capable of thrilling. Awaiting his martyrdom, what strikes is the face that appears imperturbable and not at all suffering, but also serene, to evoke the forgiveness he has granted to his executioners. The canvas is in good condition, considering the period. The painting, like all our objects, is sold with a photographic certificate of authenticity in accordance with the law. For more information please contact us: we are at your complete disposal for any information. Follow us also on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/