THE BAPTISM OF OUR SAVIOUR
Datec.1794
CountryUSA
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions91.4 x 71.1 cm (36 x 28") (Image)
Frame: 116.5 x 95.9 cm (45 7/8 x 37 3/4")
Frame: 116.5 x 95.9 cm (45 7/8 x 37 3/4")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of anonymous donor.
Object number840002400
DescriptionTwo figures are central to the image; the first, on the right, is a male figure that appears in profile facing the right edge of the support clothed in a long white robe. The figure's head is bowed and his left hand is raised to the neck. The second figure is also male, standing left of center, and is nude except for a draped loin cloth and a cape strap that crosses his chest. The figure's body faces the viewer however the face is turned right in profile. The figure's left arm is raised up while the right arm is down, the hand is holding a shallow bowl. Above the figure clothed in white dark clouds overhead part and a white bird appears. Around the central figures are multiple figures, young and old, male and female. In the upper left is a grouping of trees.On View
On view