The Baptism of Christ – Vintage Wall Art
![The Baptism of Christ, [14--?] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2c/2c86f4ebe2b9-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of The Baptism of Christ brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Baptism of Christ
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Few subjects in Christian art were engraved more often than the baptism of Christ in the Jordan, but this sheet is distinguished by its plate, which bears the initials of Martin Schongauer, the German engraver who worked in Colmar in the late 1400s. Schongauer's copperplates were widely copied, and his precise, richly textured line shaped a generation of printmakers, including the young Albrecht Dürer. The back of the sheet carries the collector's mark of George Lothrop Bradley, a reminder of how private collections of early prints were assembled and later passed into public hands. The plate dates from Schongauer's lifetime, but the date of this impression is uncertain.
| Created / published | [14--?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Subjects | Engraving by Martin Schongauer, ca. 1430-1491. Coll. mark on verso of George Lothrop Bradley (Lugt suppl., 288b); second mark obliterated. Signed on plate with initials. Bradley Collection. Ref. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Jesus Christ; B.I.--John the Baptist; Religion--Baptism; Art works. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,520 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156244 |
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