Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ; an angel with a book descends from above. Wood engraving by the Dalziel brothers, 1854, after W.O. Williams after Giotto.
- Giotto, 1266?-1337.
- Date:
- 1854
- Reference:
- 24104i.1
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Bible. N.T. Matthew 3.13-17; Mark 1.9-13; Luke 3.21-22. John 1.29-32
Publication/Creation
[London] : Arundel Society, 1854.
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving, with yellow tone block ; image 27.3 x 29 cm
Lettering
The baptifm of Chrift. Giotto pinx. W.O. Williams del. Dalziel fratres fec. Arundel society, 1854
Bears number: XXII
References note
Frederic W. Maynard,·A descriptive notice of the drawings and publications of the Arundel Society arranged in the order of their issue, London: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1869 p. 13 ("II. Eight engravings on wood (15-22) in continuation of the series of frescoes by Giotto in the Arena Chapel at Padua ... 22. The baptism of Christ. He stands immersed, half hidden by the water.")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 24104i
Reproduction note
After: a fresco in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua
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