Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Jesus and Saint John (Study for The Baptism of Christ)



Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot - Jesus and Saint John (Study for The Baptism of Christ)



Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jesus and Saint John (Study for The Baptism of Christ)
c. 1844-45
55.2 x 44.1 cm
Oil on canvas
Sale Christie's, New York, 18 April 2018


Provenance

The artist
Jacques Émile Édouard Brandon (1831–1897)
M. Boucher, Ville d'Avray
M. Pottier, acquired directly from the above, 1908
his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 June 1950, nr. 18
with Wildenstein & Co. Inc., New York, acquired at the above sale
acquired directly from the above by the present owner, 1969
sale (Property of La Salle University) Christie's, New York, 18 April 2018, nr. 32

Iconclass

73C121 Baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends

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1851

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The Trinité-des-Monts
1825-28

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c. 1830-31