Title: The Baptism of Christ from a set of The Passion
Object type: Tapestry
Date: 1595
Artist: Design based on an engraving by Martin Schongauer (The Baptism of Christ)
Artist bio: German, Colmar ca. 1435/50–1491 Breisach
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Wool, silk, metal thread (20 warp threads per inch, 8 per cm.)
Dimensions: 39 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. (100.3 x 75.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Angels, term: Jesus, term: Baptism of Christ