Baptism of Christ

Italian school

York Art Gallery

1430 - 1440

Christ stands in the middle of this scene and two angels carrying cloaks approach from the left. Saint John is depicted on the right in a kneeling position. This painting was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.

• Artists Include:
• Fiorenzo di Lorenzo

• Medium: oil on wood
• Dimensions: 27.9 x 31.7cm
• ArtFunded in: 1955
• Presented by F D Lycett Green through The Art Fund

Provenance

F.D. Lycett Green

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