ID: 700008453 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008453	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Ecce Puer (sculpture (visual works); Medardo Rosso, (Italian sculptor, 1858-1928); 1906-1907; Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia count...; 1969-80-1)

Note: Ecce Puer, or Behold the Child, was a commissioned portrait of six-year-old Alfred William Mond. Rosso is said to have been having difficulty creating the image of the child until he caught a glimpse of the boy peeking through a curtain. The artist called this work a "vision of purity." Rosso eventually cast multiple versions of Ecce Puer in various media.

Titles:

Ecce Puer (preferred,C,U,Latin,U,U)

Behold the Child (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1906-1907

Creator Display:

Medardo Rosso, (Italian sculptor, 1858-1928) [preferred,VP]

sculptor Rosso, Medardo (Italian sculptor, 1858-1928) [500020447]

Locations:

Current: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) [500214534] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1969-80-1

Credit Line: Purchased with the Membership Fund, 1969

Display Materials: Wax over plaster with a brown patina

	wax [300014585]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material)

	plaster (composite coating) [300014922]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

	patina (condition) [300065245]
	.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Conditions and Effects (hierarchy name), <conditions and effects by specific type>)

Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (40.3 x 24.1 x 17.1 cm)

Cultures:

European (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Post-Impressionist [300021508] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European fine arts styles and movements>)

General Subject:

human figures (preferred,identification)

Specific Subjects:

	child (people by age group) [300025945]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by age group>, youth (people)) (AAT)

Provenance: By inheritance to Danila Rosso Parravicini (granddaughter of the artist), Rosso Museum, Barzio, Italy; sold to Lords Gallery, Ltd., London, August 17, 1965 [1]; sold to PMA, April 24, 1969. 1. Letter dated April 1, 1969, from Philip Granville of Lords Gallery to John Tancock, Rodin Museum curator (PMA, curatorial file). In a letter of authentication dated August 17, 1965 (curatorial file) Mrs. Rosso Parravicini noted that she inherited the piece from her father.

Related Works:

	based on same design .... Behold the Child [700008454]
	..........sculpture (visual works); Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor, 1858-1928; 1906; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 1990.304

	based on same design .... Ecce Puer [700008455]
	..........bust (figure); Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor, 1858-1928; 1906; National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland...

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Ecce Puer	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) 1969-80-1
Behold the Child	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) 1969-80-1

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-) Ecce Puer, or Behold the Child, was a commissioned portrait of six-year-old Alfred William Mond. Rosso is said to have been having difficulty creating the image of the child until he caught a glimpse of the boy peeking through a curtain. The artist called this work a "vision of purity."