The Latin phrase 'Ecce Homo' means Behold the what?
Ecce homo Ecce homo Ecce homo ("behold the man", , ) are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of John, when he presents a scourged Jesus Christ, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his Crucifixion. The original Greek is ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ("idou ho anthropos"), and the Douay-Rheims Bible translates the phrase into English as "Behold the Man". The scene has been widely depicted in Christian art. A scene of the "Ecce Homo" is a standard component of cycles illustrating the "Passion" and "Life of Christ" in art. It follows the "Flagellation
Ecce homo of Borja, Spain by 19th-century Spanish painter Elías García Martínez gained notoriety in August 2012 when a woman named Cecilia Giménez took it upon herself to restore it without any training or expertise, resulting in Jesus' looking like "a very hairy monkey". The "monkey Christ" painting has become a tourist attraction and destination, as well as the basis of a popular internet meme. So many people were flocking to see the painting that the town started charging an admission fee, which has raised more than 50,000 euros (£43,000) for charity as of mid August 2013. Ecce homo Ecce homo ("behold