Ecce Homo 1502

Andrea Mantegna's "Ecce Homo" (1502) depicts the moment when Pontius Pilate presents Jesus to the crowd, bound with a rope and crowned with thorns. The painting, now housed in the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris, is a poignant and dramatic representation of a pivotal moment in the Passion of Christ. The intense realism of Mantegna's style is evident in the detail of Jesus's suffering, with his weary gaze and the visible marks of the crown. This small-scale painting is considered a masterpiece of Mantegna's later period, showcasing his masterful use of perspective and the emotional power of his compositions.