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Nicolas Poussin
(Jun 1594 - 19th Nov, 1665)
The Baptism of Christ
1646
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Philippe Fuzeau
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
drapery
on one's knees
group
raised arms (pose)
Saint John the Baptist
figure study
Christ
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About the artwork
Title:
The Baptism of Christ
Periods:
17th century
modern age
XVIIth century
Techniques:
wash with brown
pen (drawing)
doubled paper
brown ink
black chalk
sanguine
Dimensions:
68 x 161
Inventory number:
MI990-recto
Detail:
painting by Andrea del Verrocchio in collaboration with Leonardo da Vinci
Location:
musée du Louvre
See more about this artwork on Wikipedia:
The
Baptism of Christ
is a painting finished around 1475 in the studio of the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea del Verrocchio and generally ascribed to him and his pupil Leonardo da Vinci. Some art historians discern the hands of other members of Verrocchio's workshop in the painting as well. The picture depicts the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as recorded in the Biblical Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The angel to the left is recorded as having been painted by the youthful…
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About the author(s)
Author:
Nicolas Poussin
Born:
Jun 1594
Dead:
19th Nov, 1665
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Nicolas Poussin
(French:
[nikɔlɑ pusɛ̃]
; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. His work is characterized by clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. Until the 20th century he remained a major inspiration for such classically oriented artists as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne. He worked in Rome for a circle of leading collectors there and…
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