Museum collection · National Gallery of Art · 138842

Christ at the Column

after François Duquesnoy, 18th or 19th century

The sculpture depicts a figure of a man with long hair and a beard, standing in a slightly contrapposto pose. His hands are tied together with a rope, which is attached to a vertical column beside him. He is wearing a cloth draped around his waist, leaving his upper body exposed. The sculpture is made of a dark metal, possibly bronze, which gives it a deep brown color with smooth, reflective surfaces that catch the light, highlighting the finely detailed musculature and folds of the cloth. The figure stands on a circular base that is the same color and material as the sculpture itself, and the column beside him is designed in a simple, cylindrical pattern with horizontal grooves.

National Gallery of Art · National Gallery of Art, Washington · Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin in honor of Nicholas Penny · CC0 · Public domain

Artist: after François Duquesnoy
Date: 18th or 19th century
Medium: bronze
Dimensions: height with base: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Era: Museum collection

Why it matters

Christ at the Column, dated 18th or 19th century, is catalogued by National Gallery of Art as a work in bronze. The museum attributes the work to after François Duquesnoy. The recorded dimensions are height with base: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

National Gallery of Art collection record