The Baptism Of Christ: Predella Panel

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Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ in the river Jordan. God the Father & the Holy Ghost in the form of a dove are depicted above; angels attend on either side. New Testament (all Gospels e.g. Matthew 3: 13-17). The composition for this panel follows that of Ghiberti's ' Baptism' on the font of the Baptistery, Siena (1425-7). This is probably the central part of a predella of an altarpiece showing scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist; three other panels in the collection come from the same predella: ' The Birth of Saint John the Baptist', ' Saint John the Baptist retiring to the Desert' & ' The Head of John the Baptist brought to Herod'. The panels have been associated with an altarpiece dated 1454 of the ' Virgin & Child with Saints' (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art) which

Includes:: Saint John the Baptist.