Caravaggio: The Ecce Homo Unveiled

Caravaggio: The Ecce Homo Unveiled

Edited with text by Keith Christiansen, Gianni Papi, Giuseppe Porzio, Maria Cristina Terzaghi.

The rediscovery of a Baroque masterpiece by the venerable Italian painter.

In 2021, a painting was offered at a Madrid auction houses at a starting price of 1,500 euros. Almost immediately and almost unanimously, this Ecce Homo was attributed by experts to Caravaggio (1571-1610), an unprecedented event in the critical history of the painter.

This publication comprises essays by four of the most authoritative specialists on Caravaggio and Baroque painting, who together offer an essential starting point for the understanding of this new and fundamental addition to our knowledge of Caravaggio's work.

Maria Cristina Terzaghi, Gianni Papi, Giuseppe Porzio and Keith Christiansen tackle the interpretation of the painting, taking different approaches. One essay dwells on the circumstances...

more