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The Baptism of Christ
c. 1437–1445 · Egg tempera on wood (poplar) · The National Gallery, London
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All editionsAbout this painting
The dove comes out toward us, and the National Gallery says Piero painted it so, as though flying out of the scene. Saint John pours the water from a bowl over Christ, Whose hands are joined; three angels in coloured robes and many-coloured wings stand by the walnut tree, and only one of them shows surprise. Behind, a man bends to pull off his tunic for his turn. Piero made it for the church of San Giovanni Battista in his own Borgo Sansepolcro, and the walls in the distance are likely the town. The next one into the river is any of us.
Sources: The National Gallery, London, 'The Baptism of Christ', NG665, read 2026-10-12.
And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.
Matthew 3:16 · Douay-Rheims (Challoner)
The Record
The original, as its museum records it
Every line above is reproduced from the holding institution’s own catalogue entry, which is linked. Where their title, date or attribution differs from ours, theirs is the one printed here.
The file this print is made from
| Artist | Piero della Francesca (Italian, c. 1415–1492) |
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| Date | c. 1437–1445 |
| Museum | The National Gallery, London |
| Accession | NG665 |
| Medium | Egg tempera on wood (poplar) |
| Dimensions | 167 × 116 cm |
| Sheet sizes | 11×14 in, 16×20 in, 18×24 in, 32×48 in |
| Held by | The National Gallery, London · NG665 the museum’s record |
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| Source file | Wikimedia Commons · Piero della Francesca - Battesimo di Cristo (National Gallery, London).jpg |
| Licence | Public domain |
| Master | 4,147 × 5,958 px, the file our printer receives |
| Chain | Taken from Wikimedia Commons; held as our print master. |
The sheets
Printed on demand. Public-domain masterwork, reproduced from a 5,958 px master of the original. The whole image is printed — never cropped to fit the sheet — so every sheet carries an archival margin, and the dimensions and resolution listed above are the ones you receive.