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Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez)

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Ecce Homo is a fresco in the Sanctuary of Mercy church in Borja, Spain, painted around 1930 by the Spanish painter Elias Garcia Martinez. It depicts Jesus crowned with thorns in the traditional devotional pose known as Ecce Homo. The fresco later became internationally known through a widely reported amateur restoration that altered its original appearance. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Medium
Fresco 2
Location
Sanctuary of Mercy church, Borja, Zaragoza, Spain 2
Current Use
Educational and tourist attraction 2
Visitor Access
Paid admission; the church charges a fee to see the fresco 2
Partially Attested
Year Created
1930 2
Wikipedia dates the fresco circa 1930; Wikidata also lists a conflicting 1895 inception
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Fresco 2
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Fresco, Art Forms
Source Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez) (Wikipedia)
Painting, Art Forms
Source Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez) (Wikipedia)

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Painting, Art Forms
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Source Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Ecce Homo (Latin: "Behold the Man") in the Sanctuary of Mercy church (Santuario de Misericordia) in Borja, Spain, is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the Spanish painter Elías García Martínez that depicts Jesus crowned with thorns.
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1. Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Ecce Homo (Latin: "Behold the Man") in the Sanctuary of Mercy church (Santuario de Misericordia) in Borja, Spain, is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the Spanish painter Elías García Martínez that depicts Jesus crowned with thorns.
  • In Form: Painting, Lead
    is a fresco
  • In Form: Fresco, Lead
    is a fresco
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2. Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence 1
    a fresco painted circa 1930
  • Infobox, type
    Fresco
  • Infobox, museum
    Sanctuary of Mercy church
  • Lead, paragraph 2
    became an educational and tourist attraction
  • Tourist success and revenue
    the church began charging a fee to see the restored fresco
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