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Baptism of Christ

Maker

After (?)
(artist)
1575-1634

Title

Baptism of Christ

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, watercolour, white bodycolour on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 cm
Width: 12 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1967

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords






Label Text

This is one of a number of drawings related to the Augsburg artist Kager, which are linked to an engraving of the same subject. The use of colour suggests it was intended as a finished work, executed on the basis of the print, which served as a workshop model. The figures on the right, clearly indebted to Italian art, direct the viewer to the main scene of Christ’s baptism, while their gestures are intended to inspire devotion.

Provenance

Christian David Ginsburg, Palmer's Green, England (1831-1914); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (30 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Special Display - German drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 21/06/2007-23/09/2007

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to see due to backing sheet.

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): centre, graphite: “D.M. / Still[?] //”; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “RW 1967”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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