Ecce Homo (statue)

The statue's title, Ecce Homo, is an allusion to the famous proclamation by Pontius Pilate, "behold the Man."

In the Summer 2010 issue of the Loyola University Magazine, Jonathan Canning explains the artistic technique used by the creator to convey this emotion, "His [Christ’s] skin has been painted to reveal bruising and welts beneath the skin, while small, red glass beads have been set into the sculpture’s open wounds to suggest flowing blood.

[2] The pathos attributed to this piece may have been intended to serve as a form of worship in which Christians create an emotional connection with Christ.

Ecce Homo was donated to the Loyola University Museum of Art by a private collector named Janet Relos (1916-1981).

[5] If one accepts Loyola University's estimate for this piece's time of creation, then Ecce Homo is contemporary with the Council of Trent.