The baptism of Christ

Title

The baptism of Christ

Draughtsman

• Jacob de Wit

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• red chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening
• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten links (mit der Feder in Grau): J.d.Wit d[?] invt

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links der von einem Klebestreifen verdeckte Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

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