Talk:Ecce Homo (Caravaggio)

A possible second Ecce Homo, once the art historians weigh in

A developing story, so not ready for inclusion in Caravaggios oeuvre with it's own article, but this story could lead to an addition to Caravaggios oeuvre, a little more information here in this NY Times article. It was about to be put up for auction as a work by Jusepe de Ribera, but it was withdrawn from the auction and is now being investigated as "a well-documented but long-lost Caravaggio". There is speculation that it could be the Caravaggio piece from the "Ecce Homo" competition with two other painters, Cigoli and Domenico Passignano. There has always been speculation that the Ecce Homo (Caravaggio) in Genoa was not the Caravaggio work from this competition (and by some that this work was not by Caravaggio at all), and that another was floating around somewhere. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out. Heiro 20:19, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

More details emerge on the discovery.

• Reyburn, Scott (April 8, 2021). "Possible Caravaggio Is Withdrawn From Auction; Spain Announces Export Ban". The New York Times.
• Tondo, Lorenzo; Jones, Sam (April 23, 2021). "'Damn, this is a Caravaggio!': the inside story of an old master found in Spain". The Guardian. Heiro 05:32, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Once the art historians, conservators, curators, et al weigh in on this one in a year or 2s time, if it is determined to be an autograph Caravaggio, this work should probably be spun off into it's own article (the way the many John the Baptist works currently have their own page), something like Ecce Homo (Caravaggio, Madrid). When/IF that happens, this one could probably be moved to Ecce Homo (Caravaggio, Genoa). Assuming they weigh back in that it is by Ribera or his circle, and not a Caravaggio, I guess that can be dealt with as well. 18:19, 27 April 2021 (UTC)