![Adriaen Isenbrant - Christ Crowned with Thorns (Ecce Homo), and the Mourning Virgin [c.1530-40]](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3835/14536860299_94aed934f2_o.jpg)
In this austere and haunting image, Christ is depicted in the form of an Ecce Homo - presented to the people of Jerusalem by Pilate, the Roman prefect of Jerusalem, prior to being led off to be crucified. He wears a crown of thorns and on his exposed torso bears the wounds from his flagellation. The hostile crowd, however, is omitted. Seen up close, in half-length and nearly life-size, Christ and his mother have been isolated for devotional contemplation. They are presented directly to the viewer, who becomes Christ's judge as well as a participant in the Virgin's grief.
[Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 105.4 x 92.7 cm]