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The form of the block is maintained in the finished form of the sculpture using simple modelling and flat carved planes, creating a sense of mass and solidity. The form of the face may also be derived from this source with its vision of a non-European Christ. The architectural form and massive appearance of the sculpture are seen to good advantage against the soft sandstone ruins of the cathedral.

Title

Ecce Homo

Date

1934–1935

Medium

Subiaco marble

Measurements

H 335 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

CV1_TS_S045

Acquisition method

bequeathed by the estate of Canon C. B. Mortlake

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Coventry Cathedral

Custodian

Coventry Cathedral

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

19th March 1969

Access

at all times

Inscription description

ECCE HOMO / THIS STATUE WAS CARVED BY SIR JACOB EPSTEIN DURING / 1934-5 FROM A BLOCK OF SUBIACO MARBLE. IT WAS / GIVEN TO COVENTRY CATHEDRAL AT THE WISH OF LADY EPSTEIN AND WAS DEDICATED ON 22 MARCH 1969. / ECCE HOMO REPRESENTS CHRIST BEFORE PILATE WITH HIS / HANDS BOUND AND A CROWN OF THORNS UPON HIS HEAD.

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