The Entry of Christ into Brussels . James Ensor. Belgian Ostend, 1888. Oil on canvas 99 1/2 x 169 1/2 in. Source: The Getty Center 

觀者可以從第二幅圖（畫家落款的角落）將這些奇怪的臉看的更清楚。

James Ensor’s The Entry of Christ into Brussels in 1888 explores his vision of the society in the eyes of the lower class. In Susan Canning’s interpretation, Ensor portraits himself as Christ in the center of the crowd, but the crowd is no longer the proletariat of The Entry of Jerusalem. It is a crowd masked with grotesque faces of the bourgeoisie, the clergy and the military, of whom consist of the ruling classes in Belgium.* The painter’s humor lies on the reflection that the contemporary audiences see themselves in those garish faces.

The second image is the signature corner. The audiences can see the grotesque masks even better.

*Susan Canning, Art in America, 2/1/2000.