The Baptism of Christ

16th century

Not on view

The drawing exhibits a sufficiently expressive quality of mark, rapidity of outlines and hatching, to suggest it is an autograph work by Moncalvo. Previous proposed attributions have been to the circle of Moncalvo (notes on the mount by Timothy Clifford, Mario di Giampaolo, Sylvie Béguin, endorsed by Carmen C. Bambach). Antonella Chiodo (oral communication on July 22, 2014) has connected the drawing to a fresco of a Baptism attributed to the workshop of Moncalvo in the parish church of San Salvatore Monferrato, province of Alessandria.

Artwork Details

Title: The Baptism of Christ
Artist: Moncalvo (Guglielmo Caccia) (Italian, Montabone 1568–1625 Moncalvo)
Date: 16th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over some traces of red chalk, glued to secondary paper support
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 6 13/16in. (24.1 x 17.3cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Object Number: 1972.118.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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