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A column on the right side of Jesus Christ (compare the painting in the Indianapolis Museum of Art) was removed during the 1938 restoration. The painting has been shortened at the bottom.
The composition is similar to the paintings in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Museum Kroma in Uden and the Boston Museum of FIne Arts.
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History:
Between 28 June 1910 and 1 July 1910 : purchased by W.B. Paterson (art dealer), London, at the sale of the collection of Thomas Stainton, London, at Foster, London, lot no. 199, for guineas 650 August 1910: purchased by John G. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from W.B. Paterson, London April 1917: bequeathed to the city of Philadelphia by John G. Johnson, Philadelphia 1931: lent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, by the city of Philadelphia.
Literature:
Anonymous, Philadelphia Museum of Art online catalogue, as Attributed to Hieronymus Bosch, Ecce Homo, after 1557 , 52.1 × 54 cm (20.5 × 21.2 in). Anonymous, RKDimages, Art-work number 42706, as Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, Ecce Homo, after 1557 (1557-1599), 52.1 × 54 cm (20.5 × 21.2 in). Anonymous, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage Photolibrary, object number 40002114, as Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, Ecce Homo, from circa 1557 until circa 1563 , 50 × 52 cm (19.6 × 20.4 in). Web Gallery of Art, as Hieronymus Bosch, Ecce Homo, 1490s , 52 × 54 cm (20.4 × 21.2 in). Friedländer, Max J. (1969) Early Netherlandisch Painting. Volume V. Geertgen tot Sint Jans and Jerome Bosch, Leyden: A.W. Slijthof, Brussels: La Connaissance, p. 83, cat. 78, as Hieronymus Bosch, Christ Shown to the People. Koldeweij, A.M., P. Vandenbroeck en B. Vermet (2001) Jheronimus Bosch. Alle schilderijen en tekeningen, Rotterdam: NAi Uitgevers, Gent/Amsterdam: Ludion, ISBN 90-5662-219-6, p. 88, as Ecce Homo, 1557-1563 or later, no image. Koldeweij, Jos, Paul Vandenbroeck, Bernard Vermet (2001) Hieronymus Bosch. The Complete Paintings and Drawings, Ghent/Amsterdam: Ludion, ISBN 0-8109-9064-4, p. 88, as Ecce Homo. Tolnay, Charles de (1986 [1984]) Hieronymus Bosch, Alphen aan den Rijn: Atrium, ISBN 90-6113-164-2, cat.no. 12, p. 350-351, as Hieronymus Bosch, Ecce Homo, 50 × 52 cm (19.6 × 20.4 in), with image in black and white.
Source:
Website 'wikimedia.org' – Bosch Ecce Homo’. Also in 'rkd.nl' - Kunstwerknummer 42706; Afbeeldingsnummer 0000111691
