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The Baptism of Christ

around 1622/23, Artist: Guido Reni

 

 

The Baptism of Christ

John is preaching at the Jordan River, baptising, and proclaiming the coming of the Messiah. When Jesus himself steps into the river to accept baptism from John with angels holding the garments he has taken off, the Holy Spirit descends in the form of a dove. The sky opens, and God’s voice is heard: “This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.” Realism and idealisation, worldly and heavenly things imbue one another in this solemn scene with its balanced composition, taking the art of Raphael as its model.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Saal VI

Object data

Object Name

Painting

Culture

Italian, Emilian

Dated

around 1622/23

Artist

Guido Reni (1575 - 1642 Bologna) - GND

Material

Canvas

Dimensions

in der Breite beschnitten: cut in the width: 263,5 x 186,5 cm

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie

Inv. No.

Gemäldegalerie, 222

Provenance

1638-1649 Hamilton Coll.; acquired in 1649

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