(b. ca. 1412, Castiglione di Val d'Orcia, d. 1480, Siena)
Risen Christ
c. 1476
Bronze, height 183 cm
Chiesa dell'Ospedale della Scala, Siena
Vecchietta's most remarkable work is the Risen Christ, a bronze figure harrowing in its insistence on realistic details such as the veins on the legs, arms, and torso; its dramatic expressiveness betrays the influence of the late Donatello.
