The Baptism of Christ, 1609

Title

The Baptism of Christ

Painter

• Paulus Juvenel

Production Place

• Nuremberg

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed media on limewood, three original rhombic insets in the panel, on the reverse original vertical traces of plane iron

Material

• limewood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten auf dem Stein hinter den Füßen Christi „16 0.9. / Pavlvs. Ivvenel. / Faciebat.“, in der Lichterscheinung das Tetragramm mit dem Gottesnamen „הָ וׄ ה ְְְי “ [Vokalisierung „ְ “ (Sheva) unter י nach oben verschoben]

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1922

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• Jesus Christ
• John the Baptist
• Holy Spirit
• angel
• Jordan
• man
• woman
• child
• group of people
• animal

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

• 73C12 John the Baptist baptizing
• 73C121(+3) baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends (+ angel(s))

Secondary

• 25H213 river
• 25H112 rocks
• 25G3 trees
• 26A clouds