Ecce homo (Schmerzensmann mit gebundenen Händen)

Unknown artist

The artist copied Dürer’s “Ecce homo (Sorrows with tied hands)” from the opposite side in 1512. In the center is the Christ, who is turned into a viewer, surrounded by a barren landscape. Due to the tied hands, the heavy cloak and the crown of thorns, the motif can be classified narratively after mocking and coronation of thorns. Christ is presented to the people. Unlike in the original, Dürer’s monogram is integrated into the representation without a year, whereas references to the actual artist and the time of its creation are missing. In his publication of 1827, Heller mentions that the first deductions have an entry line and the number “10,” but the record was later removed. In addition, the collector suspects a sales tactic behind the rust-stained deductions "in order to pursue the lovers more as if the original record had been found again."(Heller Dürer 1827 II.396,449)