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Painting of a baptism in a wooded river: a standing man pours water on a kneeling nude figure beneath a bright light in the clouds, with bathers and a castle in the landscape.

The baptism of Christ

A painting of a baptism beside a wooded river: a bearded man in a rough brown garment pours water over the bowed head of a kneeling nude figure, while a radiant light breaks through clouds above. Around them, nude and draped figures bathe and rest in a landscape with a castle and winding waterways.

Artist
circle of Maarten van Heemskerck
Date
1560-1565
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2770 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1565.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: El bautismo de Cristo

Pintura de un bautismo junto a un río boscoso: un hombre barbado con una tosca túnica parda vierte agua sobre la cabeza inclinada de una figura desnuda arrodillada, mientras una luz radiante atraviesa las nubes. Alrededor, figuras desnudas y vestidas se bañan y descansan en un paisaje con un castillo y cursos de agua sinuosos.

Português: O batismo de Cristo

Pintura de um batismo junto a um rio arborizado: um homem barbado, com uma túnica rústica marrom, derrama água sobre a cabeça inclinada de uma figura nua ajoelhada, enquanto uma luz radiante atravessa as nuvens. Ao redor, figuras nuas e drapeadas banham-se e descansam em uma paisagem com um castelo e rios sinuosos.