Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, ca. 1770 – 1790

Title

Baptism of Christ in the Jordan

Draughtsman

• Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Venetian

Production Reason

• composition study
• study after a painting?
• study after a mural painting?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Dunkelbraun): 322.; verso bezeichnet unten mittig (mit Bleistift): Tiepolo
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Vogel über W

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 1906

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

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

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 3,13-17
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 1,9-11
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 3,21-22
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 1,29–34

Primary

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