Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ Thought-Provoking A fine 19th-century landscape painting

A fine 19th-century landscape painting depicting a woman and child walking along a coastal track under a vast sky

Unsigned and held in a later frame

For the collector

It’s interesting to note that during the early 18th-century the Duke of Marlborough kept cavalier King Charles spaniels for hunting

Early 17th-Century Spanish School, The Baptism Of Christ Thought-Provoking A fine 19th-century landscape paintingThis exquisite early 17th century oil on copper depicts The Baptism of Christ. Its composition is derived from an engraving by Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560 1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 1603), whose designs profoundly influenced both Northern and Southern European sacred art. Here, Saint John the Baptist kneels beside Christ in the Jordan, as the heavens open and the Holy Spirit descends in radiant light. Two angels on the right cradle a crimson