Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ; an angel with a book descends from above. Wood engraving by the Dalziel brothers, 1854, after W.O. Williams after Giotto.

  • Giotto, 1266?-1337.
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1854
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24104i
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Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ; an angel with a book descends from above. Wood engraving by the Dalziel brothers, 1854, after W.O. Williams after Giotto. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. N.T. Matthew 3.13-17; Mark 1.9-13; Luke 3.21-22. John 1.29-32

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[London] : Arundel Society, 1854.

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1 print : wood engraving, with yellow tone block ; image 27.3 x 29 cm

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The baptism of Christ. Giotto pinx. W.O. Williams del. Dalziel fratres fec. Arundel society, 1854 Bears number: XXII

References note

Frederic W. Maynard,·A descriptive notice of the drawings and publications of the Arundel Society arranged in the order of their issue, London: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1869 p. 13 ("II. Eight engravings on wood (15-22) in continuation of the series of frescoes by Giotto in the Arena Chapel at Padua … 22. The baptism of Christ. He stands immersed, half hidden by the water.")

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Wellcome Collection 24104i

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After: a fresco in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua

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