Focus on The Man of Sorrows and explore the Interpretation.
The Man of Sorrows is the manifestation of Ensor's identification with Christ who was also a marginal and misunderstood person. The tortured expression on the face of Christ also reflects the existential crisis that the artist went through in 1890s. During this period of his life, Ensor was deeply depressed. As a result of his depression, he tried to sell his studio and its entire contents of pictures.Representing himself deformed and in pain with a bleeding face reflects the artist's suffering and his interpretation of literal affliction.
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