Copy after the painting The Baptism of Christ by Perugino in
Watercolour
1875 (made)
1875 (made)
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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
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| 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). |
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| 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 Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.270 |
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| Accession number | E.233-1995 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2009 |
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