Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 'Adoration of the Shepherds', 1383
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This altarpiece is the earliest known example that shows the baptism of Christ as the central image – in large multi-panelled altarpieces it was usually the Virgin and Child.It was made for a chapel in Santa Maria degli Angeli, the Camaldolese monastery in Florence. The chapel was dedicated to th...
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This roundel (round panel) comes from the frame of the central panel of a multi-panelled altarpiece with an image of the baptism of Christ at the centre. It shows an angel, fingertips touched together gently in prayer.This is the only surviving frame decoration from the altarpiece but there may h...
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This is the right-hand panel of the main tier of an altarpiece showing the baptism of Christ. Saint Paul is shown holding a large sword, which appears black because the silver leaf used for the blade has darkened over time.The saint has bare feet, expressing his simplicity and humility, but he st...
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This is Saint Peter, recognisable by the colour of his robes – he is traditionally shown wearing yellow and blue – and by the large golden key he holds. It is the key to the kingdom of heaven, which was promised to him by Christ (Matthew 16: 19).The saint’s bare feet express his simplicity and hu...
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This is the lowest part (the predella) of an altarpiece that depicts Saint John the Baptist in its central panel, baptising Christ in the river Jordan. At either end of the predella are two standing saints: Saint Benedict on the left and Saint Romuald on the right.The scene on the left shows the...
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It is rare to see images of the baptism of Christ at the centre of altarpieces and this is quite possibly the first example where it takes this position in Italian painting.Christ stands in the centre of the river Jordan, naked but for a transparent loin cloth. He gazes directly at us, making a b...
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