Baptism of Christ, 1584

Title

Baptism of Christ

Draughtsman

• Adam Grimmer

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study
• torn disc?
• presentation design?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): AGrimer / 1584

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten mittig mit dem Monogramm einer nicht identifizierten Sammlung (mit der Feder in Graubraun, Lugt 969a)

Watermark

• Adler mit F

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1867

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

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

Illustrated Passage

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

Primary

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