Sevillian school; XVII- XVIII centuries.

Sevillian school; XVII- XVIII centuries.
"Ecce homo".
Oil on canvas. Relined.
Presents label of the Board delegated to protect and save the artistic treasure.
It has a frame of the nineteenth century.
Measurements: 93 x 73 cm; 104 x 83,5 cm (frame).
In this work, Christ appears tied, with the naked torso marked by wounds, the face elevated and the look loaded with melancholy and resignation. There is no gesture of rebellion or exalted dramatism: a restrained, introspective expression dominates, emphasizing the human dimension of pain. The tenebrist lighting concentrates attention on the body and face, while the dark background eliminates any narrative distraction, reinforcing the devotional character of the image.
The theme of Ecce Homo represents one of the most dramatic moments of the Passion of Christ: when Jesus, already scourged and crowned with thorns, is presented to the people by Pontius Pilate with the words "Behold the man". In the Baroque artistic tradition, this episode becomes a powerful image of suffering, humiliation and acceptance of sacrifice, destined to provoke compassion, recollection and spiritual reflection in the spectator.
The Sevillian school of the 17th and 18th centuries is characterized precisely by this type of representation: deeply emotional, naturalistic and intended for private or conventual devotion. Influenced by the spiritual climate of the Counter-Reformation, Sevillian painting sought to bring the sacred closer to the faithful by means of figures that were close, plausible and charged with affection. Artists such as Zurbarán, Murillo and Valdés Leal, although with different styles, shared this interest in anatomical realism, the dramatic use of light and the restrained expression of feelings.