The Baptism of Christ; Saint John the Baptist at right and Christ at left with his hands held together, the Holy Dove above, angels in the background, after Reni
Guido Reni|Paul Gleditsch
ca. 1815–72
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 22 5/16 × 16 5/8 in. (56.6 × 42.2 cm) Sheet: 26 3/8 in. × 20 in. (67 × 50.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.483
Tags
AngelsChristWomenBaptism of Christ
About the Artist
Guido Reni|Paul Gleditsch · 1575–1642
Guido Reni (1575–1642) was one of the most celebrated Italian painters of the Baroque era and the dominant figure of the Bolognese School. Born into a family of musicians in Bologna, he trained first with Denys Calvaert before joining the influential Accademia degli Incamminati led by Ludovico Carracci. Reni achieved international fame through his idealizing style that combined Baroque dynamism wi...