The baptism of Christ, Maarten van Heemskerck (circle of), c. 1560 - c. 1565

Identification

Title(s)

The baptism of Christ

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4284

Description

De doop van Christus. Johannes de Doper doopt de geknielde Christus in de Jordaan. Links en rechts naakte badende mannen en vrouwen. Uit een opening in de wolkendek vliegt de duif van de Heilige Geest. Op de achtergrond een stad en een ruïne.

Creation

Artist

painter: Maarten van Heemskerck (circle of)
painter: Jan van Scorel (rejected attribution)

Dating

c. 1560 - c. 1565

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 63.7 cm × width 92 cm
depth 11.5 cm

Subject

What

baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1892

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; sale, Property taken from the Town Hall of the City of Delft et al. [section Town Hall, Delft], Amsterdam (C.F. Roos et al.), 24 April 1860 sqq., no. 6, as ‘Antiek’ (‘Johannes doopende in de Jordaan, in gebeeldhouwd eikenhouten lijst. Hoog 64, breed 90 cm’), fl. 16, to Jonkheer Dr Jan Pieter Six (1824-99);{Copy RMA.} by whom donated to the museum, 1892; on loan to the Stedelijk Museum, Alkmaar, since December 2000

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

De vroege Nederlandse schilderkunst in het Rijksmuseum

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5448

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