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ID number: BIRBI-54.4 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) Title / Object name: Ecce Homo Object type: Painting Place made: Genoa Culture: Flemish Date made: 1625/6 Materials: Oil on canvas Measurements: 101.5 x 78.7 cm (unframed). 133.5 x 112 x 13.5 cm (framed) Provenance: Francesco Maria Balbi, Genoa, 1701; purchased by Andrew Wilson, 13 November 1805; Coxe, London, 6 May 1807 (lot 32); Coxe, London, 28 May 1810 (lot 10); sold by Mr Berry, Glasgow to Sir Alexander Hope through Andrew Wilson, 1825; by descent to Earls of Hopetoun, the Marquess of Linlithgow; Christie's, 18 June 1954 (lot 38); Purchased at Christie's, London in 1954 for 8,000 guineas. |
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Christ, crowned with thorns, is clothed in a robe of imperial purple in mockery of his description as the King of the Jews. Van Dyck shows Christ as the Man of Sorrows with a single tear running down his face - an image of profound sadness and humility. The format, with Christ’s body shown close up, confronts us with his human suffering. The title, Ecce Homo, means Behold the Man - the words Pilate used to present Christ to the people before his crucifixion. Notes: Exhibited: 'Winter Exhibition', Royal Academy, London, UK, 1883, cat. no. 172; '17th century art in Europe', Royal Academy, London, UK, 1938, no. 73; 'Flemish Art', Royal Academy, London, UK, 1953, cat. no. 200; 'L'Art Flamand dans les Collections Britannique', Musée Communal, Bruges, Belgium, 1956, no. 86; 'Primitives to Picasso', Royal Academy, London, UK, 1961, no. 133; 'Van Dyck as Religious Artist', Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, USA, 1979, no. 33; 'Van Dyck: Grande pittura e collezionismo a Genoa', Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy, 1997, no. 67; 'Van Dyck, 1599-1641', Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp and tour, Belgium, 1999, no. 39; 'Anthony van Dyck: Ecce Homo and the Mocking of Christ', Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham and tour, UK, 2002 |
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| Dyck, Anthony van Flemish 1599 1641 | |
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| Van Dyck as religious artist Princeton, Univeristy of Art Museum 1979 | |
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