The Baptism of Christ, by Andrea Sacchi

An image of The Baptism of Christ. Sacchi, Andrea (Italian, 1599/1600-1661). Oil on panel, height 29.7 cm, width 40.3cm (oval), after 1644 to late 1640s.

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The Baptism of Christ. Sacchi, Andrea (Italian, 1599/1600-1661). Oil on panel, height 29.7 cm, width 40.3cm (oval), after 1644 to late 1640s.

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Accession Number: PD.4-2013
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 759 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 97.84kB

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17th Century _WF_ArtFund _WF_Mahon Andrea Sacchi baptism baptist Baroque biblical birds Christ Christianity doves Fitz_PDP Holy Spirit Italian Jesus New Testament oil on panel painting religion religious saints St John the Baptist white dove

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