Ecce Homo

Urban Goertschacher painted this Ecce Homo around 1508 in Carinthia. The devotional close-up of the suffering Christ presented to the crowd was a powerful image for meditation on the Passion. Goertschacher's treatment reflects the emotionally intense devotional culture of the Alpine regions. The tempera-on-panel medium required a carefully gessoed surface and was painted in fine, precise layers, yielding a luminous, jewel-like surface of great durability.

Oil on panel with the expressive intensity characteristic of Carinthian painting. The suffering Christ is rendered with graphic detail and emotional power suited to Alpine devotional practices.