Baptism of Christ, by Aert de Gelder

An image of Baptism of Christ,. Gelder, Aert (Arent) de (1645-1727). Oil on canvas, height 48.3cm, width 37.1cm, circa 1710.

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Baptism of Christ,. Gelder, Aert (Arent) de (1645-1727). Oil on canvas, height 48.3cm, width 37.1cm, circa 1710.

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Accession Number: 633
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 786 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 632.19kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2013:11:04 11:24:10

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