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The Baptism of Christ by Sebastiano Ricci

The Baptism of Christ

Sebastiano Ricci

ca. 1713–14

Oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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In a river, John the Baptist baptizes Jesus, with an angel and cherubs above. A crowd of people are gathered on the riverbanks.

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river angel cherub crowd diagonal sweep shallow space centered symmetry eye-level view religious scene baptism figures in water figures on riverbank

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