Baptism of Christ

Title

Baptism of Christ

Draughtsman

• Italian, 18th century

Verso

Ecce homo

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite?
• gouache
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?
• gouache painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• composition study
• wall painting design?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): 40

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• John the Baptist (prophet)
• Holy Spirit

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73C121 baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends