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Baciccio
(8th May, 1639 - 2nd Apr, 1709)
Le Baptême du Christ
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Holy Spirit
on one's knees
angel
apparition
rayon de lumière
figure study
Saint John the Baptist
cherub
God (Judeo-Christian)
baptism of Christ
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About the artwork
Title:
Le Baptême du Christ
Periods:
modern age
18th century
17th century
Techniques:
grey paper
wash with brown
brown ink
pen (drawing)
white highlights
Dimensions:
267 x 206
Inventory number:
INV9499-recto
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Baciccio
Also known as:
Giovanni Battista Gaulli
Born:
8th May, 1639
Dead:
2nd Apr, 1709
Country:
Italie
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Giovanni Battista Gaulli
(8 May 1639 – 2 April 1709), also known as
Baciccio
or
Baciccia
(Genoese nicknames for
Giovanni Battista
), was an Italian artist working in the High Baroque and early Rococo periods. He is best known for his grand illusionistic vault frescos in the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy. His work was influenced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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