Giovanni Battista Cima, commonly known as Cima…
1492 CE
Giovanni Battista Cima, commonly known as Cima da Conegliano after the Dolomite hill town where he was born, probably receives his training from either Alvise Vivarini or Bartolommeo Montagna (with whom he is most often compared).
His Baptism of Christ, dating from 1492, is housed in the church of San Giovanni in Bragora in Venice.
The painting portrays Christ at the center of the scene, standing with joined hands.
His attitude is that of humble submission to baptism, which is being given him by St. John the Baptist, who appears on the right.
At the left are three angels with Christ's garments, in red and blue colors, which he will use after the baptism.
The scene is completed by an angelic choir in the sky, and a generic oriental city on a spur in the left, behind the angels, while another one is visible in the far background.
Images
Cima da Conegliano: Baptism of Christ (1492). Oil on panel; 350 cm × 210 cm (140 in × 83 in); San Giovanni in Bragora, Venice
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Southwest Europe
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