Ecce Homo
by ETEX, Antoine, Marble, height 250 cm
Under the Second Empire there were a large number of commissions for the interior decoration of churches Frescoes, paintings, and sculptures). Artists generally enjoyed greatest freedom in the interior decoration than in decorating the outer fa�ades. �tex’s Ecco Homo is an example in which the artist gave free rein to a lyricism that was particularly expressive in the drapery of the angels.