Baptism of Christ, print, album page, book illustration, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Jost Amman, after design by Tobias Stimmer (possibly), 1549 - 1591, paper, woodcut, height 234 mm x width 174 mm, baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends, A detailed black and white engraving framed by ornate floral and scroll borders shows a group of clothed figures standing on either side of a central scene where two nearly naked men kneel and tend to a seated bearded man, their bodies rendered with muscular detail and flowing drapery. Behind them a row of robed and fur-clad figures observe, some holding books or gesturing, with varied facial hair and distinct period clothing including cloaks, collars, and hats. The middle and background reveal a sprawling cityscape of towers, domes, bridges, and clustered buildings stretching to the horizon under a sky filled with radiating light, stylized clouds, and a bird desc...
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Baptism of Christ, print, album page, book illustration, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Jost Amman, after design by Tobias Stimmer (possibly), 1549 - 1591, paper, woodcut, height 234 mm x width 174 mm, baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends, A detailed black and white engraving framed by ornate floral and scroll borders shows a group of clothed figures standing on either side of a central scene where two nearly naked men kneel and tend to a seated bearded man, their bodies rendered with muscular detail and flowing drapery. Behind them a row of robed and fur-clad figures observe, some holding books or gesturing, with varied facial hair and distinct period clothing including cloaks, collars, and hats. The middle and background reveal a sprawling cityscape of towers, domes, bridges, and clustered buildings stretching to the horizon under a sky filled with radiating light, stylized clouds, and a bird descending from a bright circular disk above. Decorative foliage and architectural elements frame the oval composition, and the foreground contains rocks, plants, and textured ground.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B11_216

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47.3Mo (6.9Mo) / 29.7cm x 39.9cm / 3509 x 4711 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Baptism Christ print album page book illustration Print part album printmaker Jost Amman design Tobias Stimmer 1549 - 1591 paper woodcut height 234 mm x width 174 mm baptism river Jordan John Baptist pouring water Christ's head Holy Ghost descends detailed black white engraving framed ornate floral scroll borders group clothed figures standing side central scene two nearly naked men kneel tend seated bearded man bodies rendered muscular detail flowing drapery them row robed fur-clad figures observe holding books gesturing varied facial hair distinct period clothing cloaks collars hats middle background reveal sprawling cityscape towers domes bridges clustered buildings stretching horizon under sky filled radiating light stylized clouds bird descending bright circular disk Decorative foliage architectural elements frame oval composition foreground contains rocks plants textured ground

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