1640
oil
panel
From the collection of Fitzwilliam Museum
The Baptism of Christ is a 1640 oil by Andrea Sacchi, depicting John the Baptist, held at Fitzwilliam Museum.
The painting depicts a scene from the Bible, with two men standing in front of a body of water. The man on the right, dressed in a loincloth, is pouring water from a bowl over the head of the other man, who is kneeling and wrapped in a blue cloth with a red stripe. A white dove flies above them, and a cross leans against the man's shoulder. In the background, there are trees and hills under a blue sky with clouds. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of serenity and reverence. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
Andrea Sacchi (30 November 1599 – 21 June 1661) was an Italian painter of High Baroque Classicism, active in Rome.
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