Baptism of Christ, ca. 1780

Title

Baptism of Christ

Draughtsman

• Martin Johann Schmidt called Kremser-Schmidt

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• chalk?
• coal?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Austrian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a painting
• tracing
• draft of a replicated print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten (mit der Feder in Braun): Zu Stadt Stein dasiger Pfar Kürchen. 1769

Captions Added Later

Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Feuchtmüller 1989.532.956/N

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 1925

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(+31) baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends (+ angel(s) floating in the air)