Baptism of Christ

Title

Baptism of Christ

Draughtsman

• Aert Claesz

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• presentation design?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1908

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

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

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 1,9-11

Primary

• 73C1211(+1) John the Baptist blessing Christ (+ Holy Trinity)