Baptism of Christ in the Jordan

Title

Baptism of Christ in the Jordan

Draughtsman

• Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque
• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Venetian

Production Reason

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

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): Dom. Tiepolo f.

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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 1912

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

Secondary

• 31AA5462 brush, sponge, etc. (toilet articles) - AA - in the open air
• 11G1911 cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings