The Baptism of Christ is an oil and tempera painting on wood panel made around 1475 in the Florence workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, with the young Leonardo da Vinci contributing sections of the composition alongside other workshop assistants. It is held in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and measures 177 by 151 centimeters. The painting depicts Jesus standing in the Jordan River as John the Baptist pours water over his head, flanked by two kneeling angels, with the hands of God and a descending dove appearing above amid rays of light. The work is a landmark in the early use of oil paint in Florence, a technique introduced there from the Netherlands and Flanders. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year CreatedFinished around 1475 per Wikipedia. LocationUffizi Gallery, Florence 1 Primary MaterialWood panel, with oil paint 1 Visitor AccessOn public display at the Uffizi Gallery 1 Sources
1. The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio and Leonardo) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWikipedia, The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio and Leonardo), opening sentence
The Baptism of Christ is an oil-on-panel painting finished around 1475 in the studio of the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea del Verrocchio and generally ascribed to him and his pupil Leonardo da Vinci.
Wikipedia, The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio and Leonardo), second paragraph, last sentence
The painting is housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
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The Baptism of Christ is an oil and tempera painting on wood panel made around 1475 in the Florence workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, with the young Leonardo da Vinci contributing sections of the composition alongside other workshop assistants.
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