Landscape with St Philip Baptising the Eunuch
Claude Lorraine, 1678

Claude has created a pastoral idyll by soft lighting, a more naturalistic landscape and a fragile quality. The subject merges into the foreground and does not dominate. Inscribed: 'S. Filippo battesta Lenucco della Regina'.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Landscape with St Philip Baptising the Eunuch, 1678
Date supported
1984
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
85 x 141 cm
Grant
40000
Total cost
500000

Get a National Art Pass and explore National Museum Cardiff
You'll see more art and your membership will help museums across the UK
National Art Pass offers available at National Museum Cardiff
10% off in café
Enjoy a range of sandwiches and baguettes, home-made soup, and cakes made from local Welsh ingredients where possible.
Expires: 1 Jan 2026
10% off in restaurant
Expires: 1 Jan 2026
10% off in shop
Expires: 1 Jan 2026
Art Funded by you FAQs
Contact us
If you have a question about a work of art in our archive, please contact the Programmes team. We’ll be happy to answer your enquiry.