The Baptism of Christ

1589

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 22 5/8 × 17 1/8 in. (57.4 × 43.5 cm)
Collection no.: 1998.383
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Baptism of Christ — Ventura Salimbeni. 1589.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 22 5/8 × 17 1/8 in. (57.4 × 43.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 1998.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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