Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ Thought-Provoking Perhaps it’s Jutland where the

Perhaps it’s Jutland where the artist often painted

Unsigned and held in a later frame

For the collector

one can imagine that he’s the image of his father

thriving in perpetuity

Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ Thought-Provoking Perhaps it’s Jutland where theThis exquisite early 17th century oil on copper depicts The Baptism of Christ. Its composition is derived from an engraving by Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560 1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 1603), whose designs profoundly influenced both Northern and Southern European sacred art. Here, Saint John the Baptist kneels beside Christ in the Jordan, as the heavens open and the Holy Spirit descends in radiant light. Two angels on the right cradle a crimson