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Doop van Christus

Joachim Wtewael

1576 - voor 1615

Medium

pen

Dimensions

h 193mm × w 254mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; paint (coating); ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

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

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1904

Notes

height 193 mm x width 254 mm

Collection Type

drawings

About Joachim Wtewael

1566–1638 • Dutch Republic

Considered one of the last Mannerist artists. The grandson of J. van Schayck, Joachim studied first with his father, Antonis Uytewael, a stained glass maker. He also studied with Joost de Beere in about 1584 and with Frans Floris. He visited Italy, spent four years with the bishop of St-Malo, Charles de Bourgneuf, and travelled around France for two years. He returned to Utrecht in 1592 and, in 1603, he married Christine van Halen. Uytewael was involved in the establishment of the painters' guild in 1611. Comment on works: Religious figures in Landscapes; Mythology in landscapes

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Alexander the Great as a Judge, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 10

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The Judge Bias Shedding Tears, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 9

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Judgment of Solomon, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 2

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Susanna before Daniel, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 3

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Christ Carrying the Cross, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 4

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The Behading of the Roman Judge Papinian, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 5

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Cambyses Commanding the Flaying of the Judge Sisamnes, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 6

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Count William III of Holland Permitting the Beheading of his Baliff, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 7

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A Moonlit scene depicting the Areopagite judged of Athens, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 8

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