Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Baptism of Christ
Image View:
Detail, the dove of the Holy Ghost descends on Jesus
Creator:
Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian painter, 1435-1488); Leonardo da Vinci (Italian painter, 1452-1519)
Location:
repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note:
Piazzale degli Uffizi
GPS:
43.768639 11.255214
Date:
ca. 1475-1485 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
tempera and oil paint on wood panel
Technique:
oil painting (technique); painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
177 cm (height) x 151 cm (width)
Subjects:
New Testament; Angels; Jesus Christ; John, the Baptist, Saint
Description:
Verrocchio’s most famous painting, the altarpiece of the Baptism (Florence, Uffizi), was probably begun in the mid-1470s and was painted for San Salvi, Florence. It is the first large altarpiece in Florence to represent the scene, which had previously been the subject of sculptural and pictorial cycles and predellas. Apparently in the 1480s areas of the picture, which include the angel seen in profile, much of the landscape, and Christ’s face, were changed, repainted (in oil glazes) or added by the young Leonardo da Vinci, who was part of Verrocchio's workshop. His presence was documented there in 1476, but it is unknown when he started his apprenticeship. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-VERRO-UG-BOC-A06
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Baptism of Christ