Christ in bonds or captive naked , around 1500

Coarse-grained marble, Lombardy, circa 1500.

Christ or the captive is depicted nude, standing, with his hands tied behind his back, in contrapposto.

Full nudity is rare but is attested in mystical or Mannerist contexts, and this sculpture could have been intended for a private chapel.
The absence of any explicit religious attributes also suggests an ancient prisoner or a figure of moral captivity, in the spirit of certain neo-antiquarian works of the 15th or 16th centuries.
Michelangelo's captives or the figures of servitude sculpted in Mannerist gardens offer valid parallels.
We are in the presence of a work of strong expressive value, blending Christian tradition, Mannerist pathos, and ancient humanism.