Ecce Homo

Jacek Malczewski

Basic information

ID: Ж-1358
Author: Jacek Malczewski
Name: Ecce Homo
Country: Poland Flanders
Technique: oil painting
Material: canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 72 x 92

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: symbolic art religious painting
Plot: Ecce homo
Provenance: Collection of Ukrainian National Museum in Lviv

Information about author

Author: Jacek Malczewski
Artist's lifetime: 1854–1929
Biography: Jacek Malczewski (July 14, 1854, Radom, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire – October 8, 1929, Krakow, Republic of Poland) was an outstanding artist and one of the most prominent representatives of Polish Symbolism. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow, where his teacher was Jan Matejko. The artist participated in an archeological expedition to Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Greece, which was organized by Count Karol Lanckoronski. He also visited Munich and Italy. Jacek Malczewski was one of the founders of the art union "Sztuka" ("Art"). The artist's creative heritage includes landscapes and portraiture, symbolic compositions, interpretations of religious themes, and numerous self-portraits in various images.

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