Below the surface of an oil painting ... Ecce Homo depicts Jesus Christ bound, wearing a crown of thorns, and standing next to the Roman official Pontius Pilate. The painting underneath, however ...

The finished artwork, called Ecce Homo – meaning Behold, The Man in English – shows Jesus ... buried portrait. Based on the X-ray visuals, experts then created an oil painting of the man.

Schilling said he felt a calling in 2023 to paint Jesus. His first painting in the series sold immediately, propelling him to reach a goal of 100 unique and modern portraits. “Before that ...