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Baptism of Christ
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About this work
Based on a passage from the New Testament book of Matthew, this work depicts Saint John the Baptist performing Christ's baptism in the river Jordan, during which the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove. The powerful modeling of the bodies and luminous color characterize High Renaissance painting in Venice. Because of Tintoretto's pioneering use of rich color, his work was a crucial source for many later artists.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBaptism of Christ, 1580s. Workshop of Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1518–1594). Oil on canvas; framed: 200 x 286.5 x 14 cm (78 3/4 x 112 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.); unframed: 169 x 251.4 cm (66 9/16 x 99 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1950.400
