Baptism of Christ
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1510
name: label: Print Maker
content: Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1494–1533
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The river Jordan occupies the central part of the composition, with figures seen on both its banks. Christ is shown in water up to his knees near the far bank. St. John kneels on the ground, baptizing Him. Numerous figures line the shore.
place: label: made in
content: Netherlands
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1896-3-69
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 14.2 × 18 cm (5 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)