The Baptism of Christ
1530s
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 15 × 20.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-111383
Painted in minute detail, Cranach’s majestic scene includes elements characteristic of landscapes in 16th-century German art: verdant forest, hilltop city, and distant mountains. A close associate of Protestant reformer Martin Luther, Cranach adapted Christian imagery to reflect Luther’s belief that religious art must narrate scripture. The Gospels describe Christ’s baptism with the heavens opening, a dove descending, and a voice saying, “Here is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased,” which Cranach painted in Latin directly onto the clouds.
Provenance
Roseman Jr., 1953.143
Registry history
- 1530s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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