Italian school; second half of the 17th century. "Christ of Sorrows". Oil on canvas. Re-retouched. It presents repainting and Elizabethan frame, c. 1850 with damages. Measurements: 57 x 44 cm; 66 x 55 cm (frame). The invocation of the Christ of the sorrows, usually represented the figure of Jesus, naked, except for the purity cloth, located in the lower area, although in this case only the bust of Jesus can be appreciated, with a blue mantle knotted to the chest. It is a compassion that arises as a result of the Calvary process suffered by Jesus. The composition is simple and clear, with Christ's face in the foreground, and the absence of narrative details enhances the expressive power and pathos, designed to move the soul of the faithful who pray before the image, in a sense of tremendism very typical of the Baroque in Catholic countries. The theme of Ecce Homo belongs to the Passion cycle and precedes the Crucifixion. Following this iconography, Jesus is presented at the moment when the soldiers mock him, after crowning him with thorns, dressing him in a purple robe symbolic of the Passion and placing a reed in his hand, kneeling down and exclaiming "Hail, King of the Jews". The words "Ecce Homo" are those pronounced by Pilate when presenting Christ to the crowd; their translation is "behold the man", a phrase by which he mocks Jesus and implies that Christ's power was not such in comparison with that of the rulers who were judging him. In this case the reed is not visible, but it is true that the work is very similar to the iconographic patterns used in the representation of Ecce Homo. Christ is depicted bust-length, wearing a cloak, which in this particular case is not red, as is usually the case. He is wearing a crown of thorns and is in a sorrowful pose. It is true that the work is notable for the softness of the forms and the tonal transition of the chromatic range by using colours from a soft palette. Although it should be noted that this characteristic is only seen in the representation of the Christ, as the luminosity given off by the white flesh tones creates an expressive contrast with the dark background. Dimensions 57 x 44 cm; 66 x 55 cm (frame).