Christ Before the Temple (Ecce Homo)

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Christ Before the Temple (Ecce Homo)

Artist Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)

Date1510

DimensionsOverall: 11 5/16 x 17 3/4 in. (28.7 x 45.1 cm)

MediumEngraving

ClassificationPrints

Object number

1953.143

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Label TextEngraved by Van Leyden at the age of 16, we see in this youthful work the detail of his early method of modeling, for which he soon substituted a somewhat bolder system in which cross hatching plays a secondary part to the use of parallel lines. Also notice the study of humanity in varying moods. The fineness of this print shows why these were highly sought after by collectors of the period.Published ReferencesBartsch, VII, no. 71. Hollstein, F. W. H., Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and WOodcuts, Amsterdam, c. 1953, Vol X, p. 106-107, 1st state.Exhibition HistoryBuildings Real and Ideal: Nov. 15, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008 TMA The Painter Was a Printmaker: June 23 - Sept. 9, 1984 The Passion and the Apocalypse: Albrecht Dürer's Renaissance, Oct 1,04 - Jan 2,05