The Bible In Paintings 32A: JOHN THE BAPTIST BAPTIZES JESUS, Part 1

c.2,200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

.

.

JOHN THE

BAPTIST

BAPTIZES

JESUS!

.

2 6
A. D.
Bible Timeline

Resources to CLICK:
To read MATTHEW 3 in full
To hear MAX McLEAN reading it
To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it
To see an ANIMATION of
Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John

Harmony of the Gospels

Mt3 + Mk1 + Lk3 + Jn1

New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible


.

MATTHEW Ch. 3 3 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

MARK Ch. 1 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

LUKE Ch. 3 21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

JOHN Ch. 1 32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

. .

1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source

. .

2 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"Baptism of Jesus"
Amiens Cathedral, France

. .

3 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source

. .

4 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source

. .

5 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source

. .

6 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Baptism of Christ"

. .

7 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"Baptism of Christ"
Mosaic in Arian Baptistry, Ravenna, Italy

. .

8 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
Baptistry of Neon, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italia

. .

9 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SEBASTIEN BOURDON
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

10 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GREG OLSEN
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

11 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

12 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GHERARDO STARNINA
"Baptism of Christ"

. .

13 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
Santa Magdalena's, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain

. .

14 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
Santa Magdalena's, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain

. .

15 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by HENDRIK GOLTZIUS, 1608
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

16 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JOHANN FRIEDRICH GLOCKER
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

17 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JOACHIM PATINIR
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

18 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by LUCIANO BORZONE
"Baptism of Christ"

. .

19 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PIETRO PERUGINO
"Baptism of Christ"

. .

20 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source

. .

21 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SCARSELLINO
"Baptism of Christ"

. .

22 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CARL BLOCH
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

23 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by DOMENICO TINTORETTO
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

24 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAMES TISSOT
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

25 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FRANCESCO TREVISANI, 1723
"John the Baptist Baptizing Christ"

. .

26 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by HENDRICK VAN DEN BROECK
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

27 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO & LEONARDO DA VINCI
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

28 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CIMA DA CONEGLIANO, 1493
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

29 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIOVANNI BELLINI
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

30 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PEDRO SUBERCASEAUX
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

31 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by MASOLINO
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

32 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by EL GRECO, 1567
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

33 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by EL GRECO, 1597
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

34 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANDREA AND RAFFAELLO PICCINELLI
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

35 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JUAN FERNÁNDEZ NAVARRETE
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

36 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PAOLO VERONESE
"The Baptism of Christ"

. .

37 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GIOVAN BATTISTA MORONI
"Battesimo di Cristo"

→ a n d... f i n a l l y ←

. .

38 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PARIS BORDONE
"The Baptism of Christ"

To be continued…

[etabeta]

[Hebrews 11:6]

Seen in closeup as you've shown us, there is certainly no comparison between the two. It looks like the work of two different artists, as indeed it was: rank-and-file v. Hall of Fame.

Speaking of replacement artists: I expect you're aware, since even I am, of the horrendous results produced once or twice recently by obviously incompetent painting restorers. My six-year-old granddaughter could do as well. How do you account for that? Sabotage? Psychosis? Fraud? Mismanagement?

[etabeta]

Yes, there have been a few horrors, notably in Spain. One, a 15th c. St. George has been turned into a carousel character. My great heartache has been the Black Madonna of Chartres. Gone is the beauty, the mystery, the sooth of the candles testimony of the passage of time, now she is just another fake statue that doesn’t invite prayer or meditation.

[etabeta]

As she was before:

[Hebrews 11:6]

At least brains and photo albums retain memories and images.

[spankalib]

Wow eta - thank you! Great explanation. Thanks for taking the time to edumacate me!

[freefdny]

Wally Pipp and Lou Gehrig of the art world.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

First impression: why did so many artists portray Jesus as nude or near-nude? I was baptized as an adult at 18 and I wore clothing. The Jews were more modest than our society and probably wore their under tunic and some top garment too.

In the hot dry climate of the Holy Land, the clothing would dry quickly.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“#27, the only contribution by Leonardo is the little angel at left, one of the works of a beginner Leonardo. One can see already the mastery he achieved later.”

A quick glance shows the little angel has an expressive face and a natural, fluid posture. The folds in the clothing show his talent. The whole figure looks better than any of the other figures in the painting, IMO.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“Jesus is baptized in the very essence of God, into the waters of creation.”

I wondered if any of the artists would convey the tie to the creation of the world in Genesis 1.

“1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness [a]was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. “

Here we have the Trinity: God, The Spirit hovering over the waters, and the Word of God.

Note the parallel with the passage in Matthew:

“16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.””