1753 - Statue of Ecce homo - Prostejov, Czech Republic - Chronograms on Waymarking.com

The chronogram is located on the sandstone pedestal. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are not color-coded from the rest of the text.

The year 1753 from the chronogram referring to erection of the statue.

The chronogram:
sIste VIator et Cerne pe CCator statVa MIesV ChrIstI pro peCCatIs nostrIs spInIs Coro natIoVe ab ana barborae eX VotIVa posIta est pIetate


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 "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 of Christ, the Crowning with thorns and the Mocking of Christ, the last two often being combined. The usual depiction shows Pilate and Christ, the mocking crowd and parts of the city of Jerusalem.

But, from the 15th century, devotional pictures began to portray Jesus alone, in half or full figure with a purple robe, loincloth, crown of thorns and torture wounds, especially on his head. Similar subjects but with the wounds of the crucifixion visible (Nail wounds on the limbs, spear wounds on the sides), are termed a Man of Sorrow(s) (also Misericordia). If the "Instruments of the Passion" are present, it may be called an Arma Christi. If Christ is sitting down (usually supporting himself with his hand on his thigh), it may be referred to it as Christ at rest or Pensive Christ. It is not always possible to distinguish these subjects.

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Type of numerals used: Roman Text of the original chronogram: sIste VIator et Cerne pe CCator statVa MIesV ChrIstI pro peCCatIs nostrIs spInIs Coro natIoVe ab ana barborae eX VotIVa posIta est pIetate Pure chronogram?: no Natural chronogram?: no Website explaining the chronogram: [Web Link] English translation of the chronogram: Not listed

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