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The image depicts a sketch with several figures. In the center, there is a nude figure standing facing a clothed figure with a raised arm. Other smaller and less detailed figures surround them, some sitting or kneeling. The background shows a natural landscape with rocks, cliffs, and a river. The sketch is done in a loose style on toned paper.
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The image depicts a sketch with several figures. In the center, there is a nude figure standing facing a clothed figure with a raised arm. Other smaller and less detailed figures surround them, some sitting or kneeling. The background shows a natural landscape with rocks, cliffs, and a river. The sketch is done in a loose style on toned paper.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

a) The Baptism of Christ; b) Draped Figure Holding a Book and Man Wielding an Ax with a Figure

Pietro Perugino

Date
c. 1475
Medium
a) pen and brown ink b) pen and brown ink and black chalk
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 19.3 x 19.8 cm (7 5/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1981.64.1
Credit line
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Umbrian
  • Life of Christ
  • religious
  • Renaissance
  • Baptism of Christ
Provenance

Dr. Simon Meller, Paris; Dr. and Mrs. Francis Springell; (their sale, Sotheby's, London, 28 June 1962); (sale, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, 26 June 1981, no. 143); (via David Tunick, Inc., New York), NGA purchase, 1981.

NGA object ID 60894. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.