Baptism of Christ
Baptism of Christ is decribed in the Gospels: Matthew 3:13-17; Mark
1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34.
In the course of time
John the Baptist
appeared in Judaea and proclaimed: 'Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is
upon you!' (Matthew 3:1-2). "Everyone flocked to him from Jerusalem, Judaea,
and the Jordan valley, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins." (Matthew 3:5-6).
Then Jesus arrived to the Jordan river and asked John to baptize him.
At first John refused, saying 'It is I who need to be baptized by you.'
(Mat.3:14), but Jesus insisted as it was commanded by God. Then John agreed.
"No sooner had Jesus been baptized and come up out of the water than
the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a
dove to alight on him. And there came a voice from heaven saying, 'This
is my beloved Son, in whom I take delight.' (Matthew 3:16-17).
See:
Cima da Conegliano. Baprism
of Christ in the Jordan.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. The
Baptism of Christ.
Gerard David. The
Baptism of Christ.
Fra Angelico. Baptism
of Christ.
Giusto de' Menabuoi.
The Baptism of Christ.El Greco The Baptism of
Christ.
Baptism
of Christ.
Alexander Ivanov. The
Appearance of Christ to the People.
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo The
Baptism of Christ.
Joahim Patinir. The Baptism
of Christ.
Piero della Francesca. Baptism
of Christ.
Nicolas Poussin.
The
Baptism of Christ, The Baptism
of Christ, The Baptism of Christ,
The Baptism of Christ.
Henryk Siemiradzki. Baptism
of Christ.
Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto. Baptism
of Christ.
Paolo Veronese. Baptism
of Christ. The Baptism
of Christ.
Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci The
Baptism of Christ.
