Baptism of Christ After a model by Algardi in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2020

Baptism of Christ
mid-17th century


Object Details

Title: Baptism of Christ

Artist: After a model by Alessandro Algardi (Italian, Bologna 1598–1654 Rome)

Date: mid-17th century

Culture: Italian, Rome

Medium: Bronze with dark brown patina

Dimensions: 17 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 18 in. (44.5 × 26 × 45.7 cm)

Classification: Sculpture-Bronze

Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1934

Accession Number: 34.111


The model was first created by Algardi for a version in silver, which was presented to Pope Innocent X in 1646.


Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/197478