Antonio Ciseri

Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), a depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus of Nazareth to the people of Jerusalem.

Antonio Ciseri (October 25, 1821 – March 8, 1891) was a Swiss artist.

Ciseri was born in Ronco sopra Ascona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland and trained in Florence under Niccola Benvenuti. His religious paintings are Raphaelesque in their compositional outlines and their polished surfaces, but are nearly photographic in effect. He fulfilled many important commissions from churches in Italy and Switzerland. Ciseri also painted a significant number of portraits.

References

• Art Gallery of Hamilton