The Baptism of Christ

c. 1485/1500

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on panel
Dimensions: painted surface: 104.3 x 169.7 cm (41 1/16 x 66 13/16 in.) support: 105.7 x 170.4 cm (41 5/8 x 67 1/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1961.9.78
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altar. 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 — Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altar. c. 1485/1500.

Medium: oil on panel.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): painted surface: 104.3 x 169.7 cm (41 1/16 x 66 13/16 in.) support: 105.7 x 170.4 cm (41 5/8 x 67 1/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1961.9.78. 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.

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