The Baptism of Christ, Jan van Scorel (workshop of), c. 1535

Identification

Title(s)

The Baptism of Christ

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-1636

Description

De doop van Christus. Rechts doopt Johannes de Doper Christus met het water van de Jordaan. In de hemel God de Vader en de duif van de Heilige Geest. Links enkele andere personen, enkelen drogen zich af en kleden zich aan.

Creation

Artist

painter: Jan van Scorel (workshop of)

Dating

c. 1535

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 128 cm × width 98.5 cm
depth 8 cm

Subject

What

baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of Jonkheer V. de Stuers

Acquisition

gift Dec-1895

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; ? sale, Frans Jan Baron van Heeckeren van Brandsenburg (†) et al., Utrecht (C.J. van Velthoven), 17 June 1846 sqq., p. 11, no. 15, as Scorel, 1525 (‘De doop door Johannes in den Jordaan’); …; donated to the museum by Jonkheer Victor de Stuers (1843-1916), as Scorel, December 1895; on loan to the Municipality of Naaldwijk, 1935-75

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

The quest for the original, Colombe Janssens de Bisthoven, Jacqueline Couvert, Anne Dubois, Hélène Verougstraete-Marcq, p. 128-136
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 84
M. Faries, 'Two additional panels from Jan van Scorel's workshop : comments about authorship', Le dessin sous-jacent et la technologie dans la peinture : colloque II, 1981, p. 121-130.
J. van Asperen de Boer, 'Natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek van schilderijen uit de groep Jan van Scorel', Jan van Scorel in Utrecht, Utrecht 1977, p. 51-55.

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5446

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