Baptism of Christ

de Gelder, Arent (painter)

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Title/s

Baptism of Christ

Maker/s

de Gelder, Arent (painter) [ULAN info: Dutch artist, 1645-1727]

Category

painting

Name

painting

School/Style

Dutch

Production Notes

Formerly catalogued as 'School of Rembrandt'.

Technique Description

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 48.3 cm
width: 37.1 cm

Date

circa 1710

Provenance

given: Compton, Lord Alwyne Frederick, Bishop of Ely 1905 (Filtered for: Paintings, Drawings and Prints)

Marianne, Viscountess Alford, who bequeathed it to the donor, 1888

Inscriptions/Marks

1. signature
   Position: lower left
   Content: (illegible remains, damaged)
   
2. date
   Position: lower left
   Content: (illegible remains, damaged)
   

Documentation

1. Gerson, Horst (1960) Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Vol. I, Dutch and Flemish, Cambridge (Cambs.) [page: 51]
2. Moltke, Joachim Wolfgang von (1994) Arent de Gelder, Dordrecht 1645-1727, : Davaco [page: 85]
   [comments: cat. no. 52, pl. 52]
3. (1998) Arent de Gelder [1645-1727] Rembrandts laatste leerling, [page: 232]
   [comments: cat. no. 47, (reproduce in colour, opp.)]

Accession Number

633 (Paintings, Drawings and Prints)
(Reference Number: 1418; Input Date: 2000-01-26 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)