Christ Mocked

In the reliefs with Stories of the Old and New Testament on the lower register of the façade of the Certosa, executed by Amadeo and his collaborators, certain masters stand out who, like the author of this «Christ Mocked», fuse Amadeo's harmoniously balanced stylistic features with the harsher tones of the Mantegazza. Within the solemn Bramantesque perspective framing and the broad arrangement of the groups (elements in Amadeo's taste), the elongated, nervous figures of the Mantegazza repertoire spring forth.