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Copy after the painting The Baptism of Christ by Perugino in

Watercolour
1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Arundel Society (Commissioned by)
Eliseo Fattorini (maker)
Perugino (Artist)
Eliseo Fattorini (Copyist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)
Rome (copied)

In the centre a river (Jordan) reaches the feet of two men (Christ and St John). St John is baptizing Christ, a dove descends on Christ head. In the sky luminous clouds represent God, seraphims and cherubims flying around. The landscape includes a view of a city (Rome).


Object details

Categories
Copies and Facsimilies
Paintings
Drawings
Copies and Facsimiles
Biblical Imagery
Christianity
Object type
Watercolour
Titles
  • Copy after the painting The Baptism of Christ by Perugino in
  • Copy after The Baptism of Christ, Perugino in the Sistine Chapel (Rome) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour
Watercolour Painting
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after The Baptism of Christ, Perugino in the Sistine Chapel (Rome), Eliseo Fattorini, Arundel Society watercolour, 1875
Physical description
In the centre a river (Jordan) reaches the feet of two men (Christ and St John). St John is baptizing Christ, a dove descends on Christ head. In the sky luminous clouds represent God, seraphims and cherubims flying around. The landscape includes a view of a city (Rome).
Dimensions
  • Height: 493mm
  • Width: 765mm
493 x 765 mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in ink Eliseo Fattorini copio Roma 1875
Object history
Transfered in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society in 1875. Not published.
Bibliographic reference
Tanya Ledger, A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.270
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.233-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
Record URL
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