VECCHIETTA
(b. 1410, Siena, d. 1480, Siena)

Risen Christ

c. 1476
Bronze, height 183 cm
Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata, Ospedale di Santa Maria 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.