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The Baptism in the Jordan (mold with original print)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the Middle Ages, many cheap, simple religious items were produced, such as this terracotta pax. The mold was created directly from the costly ivory pax adjacent. While the scene of the baptism of Christ is an exact copy, the heraldic shield is omitted. This group of three objects shows how luxury works of art inspired cheap serial products.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe Doop in de Jordaan (mal met originele afdruk). c. 1540. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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