Art, literature & history
The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan
c. 1480–90
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- engraving
- Collection no.
- 1952.78
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Martin Schongauer. The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan — Martin Schongauer. c. 1480–90.
Medium: engraving. Dimensions: .
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Christ wades in the Jordan River to be blessed by John the Baptist, whose left hand rests on a book of scripture, signifying the fulfillment of prophecy. Overhead, the Spirit of God approvingly descends in the form of a dove. Schongauer’s engraved lines inventively emulate different natural qualities and textures, for example the fur of John’s robe, the figures’ spiraling locks of hair, and the stippled wings of the angel.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.