ecce homo

The New Testament story of Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to an angry crowd with the words “behold the man” — “ecce homo” in Latin — was a central theme of religious art for centuries.

The revamped “ecce homo” fresco ended up giving a significant boost to tourism in Borja, as visitors flocked to see what was described as the worst art restoration project of all time.

The revamped “ecce homo” fresco ended up giving a significant boost to tourism in Borja, as visitors flocked to see what was described as the worst art-restoration project of all time.

The episode recalled an infamous botched restoration at another church, in northeastern Spain, where a century-old “ecce homo” fresco of Jesus crowned with thorns was disfigured in 2012.

Only don't make such an ecce homo face; go, rather, and pay your respects to his Excellency, the Governor.