title: Christ at the Column (Gregorio Fernández)
text: # Christ at the Column (Gregorio Fernández)
  
  Christ at the Column is a life-size sculpture by the Spanish artist Gregorio Fernández.
  
  Gregorio Fernández was commissioned by the Illustrious Penitential Brotherhood of the Holy Cross, to undertake a “paso”, a group of wooden statues, depicting the flagellation of Christ. The sculpture of the Christ started as a figure for this composition and was in the mid 17th century when the sculpture was presented as a separate and independent work. The sculpture is characterized by combining classical form and naturalism with the intensity of religious emotion.
  
  ## Similar works
  
  Fernández and his workshop executed a number of versions of this subject.
  
  * Ávila. St. Teresa's convent (ca. 1632)
  * Valladolid, St. Teresa's convent
  * Madrid, Royal Convent of the Incarnation (ca.1625)
  * Madrid. Foundation Banco Santander (ca.1616)
  * Calahorra. St Joseph's Convent
  