Baptism of Christ is a 1588 oil on canvas painting by Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, now in the Musée du Louvre, in Paris, which acquired it in 1983 (RF 1983-25).[1][2][3][4]
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Description
editThe painting depicts the Baptism of Christ. Jesus is pictured in the center of the painting, being baptised by John the Baptist. Numerous figures surround them, creating a border.
References
edit- ^ (in French) Gabrielle Bartz and Eberhard König, Le Musée du Louvre, éditions Place des Victoires, Paris, 2005, ISBN 3-8331-2089-4, p. 478
- ^ (in French) "Pop.Culture entry".
- ^ (in French) "Louvre Collections entry". 1588.
- ^ "RKD entry".