Not on display

The Baptism of Christ

Filippo Bellini ( - 1604)

Artist/Maker

Former attribution: Okänd

Material / Technique

Pen and brown ink, heightened with white on red prepared paper

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 42,1 x 28 cm

Inventory numberNMH 1379/1863

Other titlesTitle (sv): Kristi dop Title (en): The Baptism of Christ

DescriptionDescription: Inscribed in pen and brown ink at lower left (on the mount): Ecole de Brescia, Cabinet de Crozat. Numbered in pen and brown ink at lower right: 2 (cancelled), 88 (cancelled) and 1197 (Sparre) Recognized by Catherine Monbeig Goguel as a work by Filippo Bellini. The closest parallel, both technically and stylistically, is a study of S. John the Baptist preaching, in the Louvre, which is related to a painting in the Duomo at Iesi (1595) [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 437]

Collection

Geographical origin

Geographical origin: Italy

MaterialGouache, Paper, Paper, Ink

TechniqueDrawing, Elevated

Object category