# Christ at the Column [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BRAMANTE, Donato]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera on panel, 93 x 62 cm ## Commentary Christ at the Column c. 1490 Tempera on panel, 93 x 62 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan This was painted for the Abbey of Chiaravalle, near Milan. Mentioned by Lomazzo in Idea as a work by Bramante, other critics ascribe the painting to Bramantino. Still others see it as a collaboration between the two artists. Christ's torso, carved like a column, is a fine example of the geometrical monumentality that was Bramante's inspiration not only as an architect but also as a painter. Through the window we can see a landscape with many watercourses. Light glints realistically on Christ's curly hair. Both of these features can he related to similar work by Leonardo during his stay in Milan. ## Related artworks - [Argus \(detail\)]() - [Argus]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [General view]() - [General view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()