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This painting is full of bright, sun-bleached whites, and a weak copy turns them yellow and flat. Our Antonio Ciseri Ecce Homo was graded beside the original so the white robes stay clean, the shadows keep their colour and the light on the balcony stays warm.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch, 36x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a study, a hallway or a dining room wall, and at 36x24 inch it holds the room. The warm whites and deep reds sit well with stone, cream and walnut, and a natural or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Ecce Homo by Antonio Ciseri
Florence, 1871
Antonio Ciseri came to Florence as a boy of eleven from a village above Lake Maggiore, and spent his life there as a painter and teacher. In 1871 the Italian government asked him for a great religious painting. He worked on it for almost twenty years.
Behold the man
The scene is from the Gospel of John. Pontius Pilate stands on his palace balcony and, with a grand sweep of his arm, shows Jesus to the crowd below. We see Jesus from behind. The only face turned towards us is Pilate’s wife, whispering to her servant that he is innocent.
Academic painting
Ciseri painted it like a scene from history, with Roman soldiers, ancient dress and bright southern light, and critics praised its clear, transparent whites. He died in March 1891, and the painting was first shown in his studio after his death. It now belongs to the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.
Read the story
Antonio Ciseri spent almost twenty years on one painting, and in it we never see the face of the man it's about.
It's Florence, 1871, and Ciseri is fifty.
He came here as a boy of eleven, from a village above Lake Maggiore, to learn to draw, and he never left. Now he teaches young painters and paints portraits of kings, and the new Italian government asks him for a great painting.
He chooses a moment from the Gospel of John.
On a palace balcony, in bright southern sun, the governor Pontius Pilate steps forward. With a sweep of his arm he shows the crowd below a prisoner, and says, behold the man.
The man is Jesus. But Ciseri paints him from behind, so we see his back and his bound hands, and never his face.
The only face that turns toward us belongs to a woman, Pilate's wife. She leans to her servant and whispers that he is innocent.
Ciseri paints it all like history, with Roman soldiers and white robes so bright you can almost see through them.
He works on it for years, and then for more years.
In March 1891, Ciseri dies, and the painting is shown for the first time in his studio, after he's gone.
Today it hangs in the Pitti Palace in Florence, the city he made his home.
Stand in the crowd and look up at the balcony. Then listen to what she's saying.
Ecce Homo. Antonio Ciseri, 1891.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
