The Risen Christ

religious

Bramantino's Risen Christ has all the power required for this subject without having to resort to the depiction of violence or blood. The figure's total pallor, accentuated by the shroud, seems to give out a light which has no obvious source, but comes from within. In the background on the left a nocturnal landscape lit by moonlight counter-balances the emotional tension of the foreground.

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About the Artist

Bramantino

1465 – 1530

Bartolomeo Suardi, called Bramantino, Milanese painter and architect, a follower of Bramante, from whom he takes his nickname. He was appointed court painter and architect to Duke Francesco II Sforza in 1525. His style as a painter is complex and eclectic, drawing on Piero della Francesca and Leonardo as well as Bramante.

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