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Baptism of Christ by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish — VisualArtsDB

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Baptism of Christ

Baptism of Christ

Baptism of Christ

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish

1610

Medium: Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint on laid paper
Genre: Figure
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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