Art, literature & history
The Baptism of Christ
c. 1335
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- tempera on panel
- Dimensions
- painted surface: 46.3 × 49 cm (18 1/4 × 19 5/16 in.) overall (original panel): 48.8 × 41.2 cm (19 3/16 × 16 1/4 in.) overall (including added strips): 49.6 × 42 cm (19 1/2 × 16 9/16 in.) framed: 56 x 48.6 x 4.6 cm (22 1/16 x 19 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1939.1.131
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Giovanni Baronzio. The Baptism of Christ. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Baptism of Christ — Giovanni Baronzio. c. 1335.
Medium: tempera on panel.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): painted surface: 46.3 × 49 cm (18 1/4 × 19 5/16 in.) overall (original panel): 48.8 × 41.2 cm (19 3/16 × 16 1/4 in.) overall (including added strips): 49.6 × 42 cm (19 1/2 × 16 9/16 in.) framed: 56 x 48.6 x 4.6 cm (22 1/16 x 19 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1939.1.131. Samuel H. Kress Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.