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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…

Christ at the Column

François Duquesnoy (Flemish, 1597 - 1643)

18th or 19th century · bronze

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin in honor of Nicholas Penny

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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