Ecce Homo ‘sleeper’ awakened during Lent
Estimated at £500-800, a small Old Master painting of Christ wearing the crown of thorns drew spectacular competition at Adam’s of Dublin on April 9. It came from an institution in the Irish capital which the saleroom said was “doing some spring cleaning”. It was given the pick of around 100 paintings.
The 13½ x 9½in (34 x 24cm) oil on copper was catalogued as ‘Italian School (19th century)’ but was…