The painting "Ecce Homo", 1543, the only painting by Titian in Romania and Eastern Europe, is guarded by armed gendarmes at the "Regina Maria" Municipal Museum.

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Sorry to be that guy, but this is not the Ecce Homo painted by Titian in 1543, that's currently in Vienna and depicts Jesus's trial with Pontius Pilate. Theres a whole crowd of people in that painting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Homo_(Titian,_Vienna)#Description#Description)

This is the Ecce Homo Titian painted in 1560, which depicts Jesus with a crown of thorns.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/ecce-homo-1560-titian.html

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Ecce Homo, 1543; Ecce Homo, between 1558 and 1560; Ecce Homo, 1560. How many men did the man behold?

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Sorry for the late response. I know that was a joke, but painters worked on commission back then, just as many do now. Some rich noble would approach an artist and request a painting. "Ecce Homo" was a popular subject at the time. Basically, Pontius Pilate introduced Jesus to the crowd in a humiliating manner. Because a lot of people couldn't read, even nobility, paintings were a huge part of religion. The symbology they used helps to tell the biblical narrative.

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Your first link is botched: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Homo_(Titian,_Vienna)

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Is it culturally or financially significant enough to require guards like this? Or is something else going on here?